Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a mine supervisor can go next

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

Mine supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities related to mining and quarrying in underground and surface mines and quarries. They oversee the workers, schedules, processes and organisation in the mines and quarries.

Also known as quarrying supervisor, mine foreman, mine technical supervisor, quarry supervisor, mine production supervisor, mine overman, mine operations supervisor, resident supervisor, mine technician, mining supervisor, mine overseer, mine overwoman.

Technicians and associate professionals 26 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: mine planning engineer, 41%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
mine planning engineer 41% covered quarry manager 34% covered mine shift manager 28% covered mine health and safety engine… 26% covered quarry engineer 23% covered mine supervisor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mine supervisor, 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 supervisor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A mine supervisor 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.

Required skill Area
  • manage mine site data information skills
  • supervise mine construction operations management skills
  • oversee mine planning activities management skills
  • evaluate mine development projects information skills
  • inspect mine safety conditions information skills
  • communicate mine equipment information communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use mine planning software working with computers
  • mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • maintain records of mining operations information skills
  • supervise work management skills
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Mine supervisor 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 mine supervisor’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.