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Where a mine surveying technician can go next

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

Mine surveying technicians conduct boundary and topographic surveys and surveys of the progress of mining operations. They operate surveying equipment and utilise programs to retrieve and interpret relevant data, and perform computations as required.

Also known as mine technician, assistant mine surveyor, mine survey linesman, mine survey lineswoman, mine surveyors assistant, mine cartographer, surveyors assistant, mine investigator, assistant surveyor.

Technicians and associate professionals 15 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: mine surveyor, 38%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
mine surveyor 38% covered cadastral technician 30% covered underground miner 28% covered mine control room operator 25% covered dewatering technician 21% covered mine surveying technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mine 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 mine surveying technician 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 surveying technician needs 8 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • delineate mine area information skills
  • compare survey computations information skills
  • monitor equipment condition constructing
  • perform surveying calculations information skills
  • operate surveying instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • record survey data information skills
  • maintain records of mining operations information skills
  • work ergonomically assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Mine 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 mine 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.