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Where a hydrographic surveying technician can go next

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

Hydrographic surveying technicians perform oceanographic and surveying operations in marine environments. They assist hydrographic surveyors, using specialised equipment to map and study underwater topography and morphology of bodies of water. They assist in the installation and deployment of hydrographic and surveying equipment and report about their work.

Also known as marine surveyor, hydrographic survey technologist, mapping technician, oceanographer, surveying technician, oceanographic scientist, marine surveying technician, hydrographic surveyor, oceanographic surveyor.

Technicians and associate professionals 45 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: surveying technician, 66%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
surveying technician 66% covered geographic information system… 59% covered cadastral technician 57% covered land surveyor 52% covered cartographer 50% covered hydrographic surveying te… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from hydrographic surveying 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 hydrographic surveying 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 hydrographic surveying technician needs 21 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
  • morphology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • assist hydrographic surveys working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • bathymetry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • hydrography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • conduct underwater surveys information skills
  • adjust surveying equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • document survey operations information skills
  • geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • collect mapping data information skills
  • prepare surveying report information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Hydrographic surveying 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 hydrographic surveying 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.