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Where a mining geotechnical engineer can go next

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

Mining geotechnical engineers in mining perform engineering, hydrological and geological tests and analyses to improve the safety and efficiency of mineral operations. They oversee the collection of samples and the taking of measurements using geotechnical investigation methods and techniques. They model the mechanical behaviour of the rock mass and contribute to the design of the mine geometry.

Also known as mine hydrologist, mining hydrologist.

Professionals 17 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: geotechnician, 48%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
geotechnician 48% covered mine planning engineer 40% covered mine geologist 34% covered mineral processing engineer 33% covered mine ventilation engineer 32% covered mining geotechnical engin… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mining geotechnical engineer, 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 geotechnical engineer 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 geotechnical engineer 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
  • design infrastructure for surface mines communication, collaboration and creativity
  • manage geotechnical staff management skills
  • plan geotechnical investigations in the field information skills
  • use mine planning software working with computers
  • advise on geology for mineral extraction communication, collaboration and creativity
  • impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on construction materials communication, collaboration and creativity
  • geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • supervise staff management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Mining geotechnical engineer 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 mining geotechnical engineer’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.