Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a mining equipment mechanic can go next

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

Mining equipment mechanics install, remove, maintain and repair mining equipment.

Also known as heavy machines operators, mining processing engineer, mining mechanic, heavy machines mechanic, fitter, mine machinery technician, mine machinery technicians, mine operations mechanic, heavy machines operator, mining equipment mechanics, mine machinery mechanic, heavy machinery technician.

Craft and related trades workers 15 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: mining electrician, 67%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
mining electrician 67% covered mine control room operator 40% covered mine mechanical engineer 38% covered underground heavy equipment o… 36% covered mining assistant 35% covered mining equipment mechanic You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mining equipment mechanic, 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 mining equipment mechanic 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 mining equipment mechanic 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
  • test mine equipment information skills
  • train operators in using mine machinery communication, collaboration and creativity
  • install mining machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • report mine machinery repairs information skills
  • interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals information skills
  • maintain mine machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • communicate mine equipment information communication, collaboration and creativity
  • conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintain records of mining operations information skills
  • mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Mining equipment mechanic is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 mining equipment mechanic’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.