Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a mine geologist can go next

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

Mine geologists locate, identify, quantify and classify mineral resources and their geological characteristics and structure. They provide advice to mine managers and engineers at existing and prospective mineral operations.

Also known as geologist, geological engineer, geophysicist, mineralogist, exploration geologist, geological consultant, production geologist, mine stratigrapher, resource geologist, mining geologist, minerals consultant.

Professionals 24 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: mineral processing engineer, 51%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
mineral processing engineer 51% covered mine planning engineer 47% covered mining geotechnical engineer 46% covered exploration geologist 37% covered environmental geologist 35% covered mine geologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mine geologist, 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 mine geologist 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 mine geologist needs 14 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
  • plan mine operations management skills
  • determine characteristics of mineral deposits information skills
  • advise on mining environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use mine planning software working with computers
  • communicate on the environmental impact of mining communication, collaboration and creativity
  • provide information on geological characteristics communication, collaboration and creativity
  • communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on geology for mineral extraction communication, collaboration and creativity
  • deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Mine geologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 mine geologist’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.