Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a geology technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a geology technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Geology technicians assist in all the activities carried out by geologists. Under the supervision of geologists, they collect materials, carry out research and study the samples collected from the Earth. Geology technicians assist in determining the value of the land for oil or gas exploration. They perform various technical activities, including collecting samples during geochemical surveys, working on drill sites, and participating in geophysical surveys and geological studies.

Also known as geological and petroleum technician, mining technician, mineral technician, mine production techician, geo-technician, geoscience technician, geological engineering technician, geophysical data technician, geological technician, material sampler, geophysical technician, geo-mechanics technician.

Technicians and associate professionals 58 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: geotechnician, 77%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
geotechnician 77% covered physics technician 47% covered geographic information system… 43% covered geochemist 42% covered remote sensing technician 41% covered geology technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from geology technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a geology technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A geology technician needs 23 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • geological time scale natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • percolation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • test raw minerals information skills
  • write production reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • collect geological data information skills
  • prepare samples for testing handling and moving
  • cartography engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • collect samples handling and moving
  • perform sample testing information skills
  • conduct field work information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a geology technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Geology technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a geology technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.