Where a mine control room operator can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a mine control room operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Mine control room operators perform a range of tasks from the control room of a mine. They monitor the processes through electronic representations shown on monitors, dials, and lights. Control room operators make changes to variables and communicate with other departments to make sure processes keep running smoothly and according to established procedures. They take appropriate actions in case of irregularities or emergencies.
Also known as mining supervisor, panel controller, mine monitor, mining control room operator, mine operator, mining operations supervisor.
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 18 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: gas processing plant control room operator, 74%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- gas processing plant control room operator 74% covered · difficulty 25.6
- oil refinery control room operator 72% covered · difficulty 29.1
- mining electrician 51% covered · difficulty 45.4
- mining equipment mechanic 49% covered · difficulty 47.2
- underground heavy equipment operator 49% covered · difficulty 54.1
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A mine control room operator needs 11 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- coordinate communication during mine emergencies communication, collaboration and creativity
- coordinate remote communications communication, collaboration and creativity
- monitor equipment condition constructing
- conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
- maintain records of mining operations information skills
- health and safety hazards underground services
- manage emergency procedures management skills
- react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
- ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
- electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a mine control room operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- power plant control room operator 67% covered · difficulty 30.2
- gas processing plant control room operator 60% covered · difficulty 36.4
- oil refinery control room operator 60% covered · difficulty 36.4
- mine safety officer 52% covered · difficulty 41.5
- underground heavy equipment operator 50% covered · difficulty 43.7
- mining electrician 45% covered · difficulty 47.3
- mining equipment mechanic 40% covered · difficulty 51.1
- surface mine plant operator 40% covered · difficulty 51.7
- mining assistant 38% covered · difficulty 53.2
- mine rescue officer 35% covered · difficulty 56.6
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Mine control room operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a mine control room operator’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.