Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

cartographertohydrographic surveying technician

A cartographer already meets 44% of what the hydrographic surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cartographer
44%
Overlap1
To hydrographic surveying technician
20 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
62.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.4/ 100

1 Share of the hydrographic surveying technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cartographer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A hydrographic surveying technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a cartographer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • cartography
  • collect mapping data
  • geodesy
  • geomatics
  • mathematics
  • perform surveying calculations

What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydrographic surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cartographer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held collect mapping data information skills
  • already held geodesy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held perform surveying calculations information skills
  • already held process collected survey data information skills
  • already held create GIS reports information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 9 the hydrographic surveying technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct underwater surveys required
  • required, not held document survey operations required
  • required, not held record survey data required
  • required, not held prepare surveying report required
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held morphology required
  • required, not held bathymetry required
  • required, not held hydrography required
  • required, not held survey techniques required
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assist hydrographic surveys required
  • required, not held operate surveying instruments required
  • required, not held adjust surveying equipment required
  • optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
  • optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
05 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hydrographic surveying 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held cartography knowledge
  • already held collect mapping data skill
  • already held geodesy knowledge
  • already held geomatics knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held perform surveying calculations skill
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held surveying methods knowledge
  • already held topography knowledge
  • already held apply digital mapping skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held collect data using GPS skill
  • already held create GIS reports skill
  • already held create thematic maps skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held process collected survey data skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
  • optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
  • optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
29 held skills the hydrographic surveying technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role archive scientific documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role compile GIS-data skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct scholarly research skill
  • not needed by the target role design customised maps skill
  • not needed by the target role design graphics skill
  • not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role draft legends skill
  • not needed by the target role empirical analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role handle geospatial technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role improve user-friendliness skill
  • not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remote sensing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
  • not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
  • not needed by the target role use digital illustration techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use software for data preservation skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
  • not needed by the target role use traditional illustration techniques skill
6 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 morphology required
  • required, not held bathymetry required
  • required, not held hydrography required
  • required, not held survey techniques required
  • optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from cartographer

Full index of moves from cartographer

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.