Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a mine surveyor can go next

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

Mine surveyors prepare and maintain mining plans in line with statutory and management requirements. They keep records of the physical progress of mining operations and of ore or mineral production.

Also known as mine planning surveyor, mine plan maker, planner of mining operations, mining surveyor, mine surveyors, mine operations surveyor, mine records keeper.

Professionals 23 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: mine surveying technician, 55%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
mine surveying technician 55% covered mine shift manager 41% covered mine planning engineer 34% covered hydrogeologist 30% covered mine health and safety engine… 26% covered mine surveyor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mine surveyor, 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 surveyor 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 surveyor needs 16 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
  • identify GIS issues working with computers
  • maintain plans of a mining site information skills
  • perform surveying calculations information skills
  • process collected survey data information skills
  • create GIS reports information skills
  • create thematic maps working with computers
  • maintain records of mining operations information skills
  • impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • 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 surveyor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Mine surveyor is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a mine surveyor’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.