Table 1Transition record

assayertophysics technician

A assayer already meets 23% of what the physics technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From assayer

23%

Overlap1

To physics technician

6 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

70.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.6

This move: 70.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the physics technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the assayer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A physics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a assayer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held perform laboratory tests working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held statistics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the physics technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held analyse experimental laboratory data required
required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held gather experimental data required
required, not held report analysis results required

optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held observe matter optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
required, not held use measurement instruments required

optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
optional, not held operate telescopes optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assist scientific research required

optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

04 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 6 supplementary

optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a physics technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held physics knowledge
already held geology knowledge
already held statistics knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held densiometry optional

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held quantum computing optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held densiometry optional
optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
optional, not held quantum computing optional
optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held observe matter optional
optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
optional, not held operate telescopes optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

21 held skills the physics technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role good laboratory practice knowledge
not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
not needed by the target role heat jewellery metals skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
not needed by the target role precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role separate metals from ores skill
not needed by the target role supervise laboratory operations skill
not needed by the target role test raw minerals skill
not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill

9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held densiometry optional
optional, not held quantum computing optional
optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.