Corrosion technician to assayer
A corrosion technician already meets 29% of what the assayer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.8/ 100
1 How much of what an assayer is expected to do is already part of a corrosion technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the assayer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An assayer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a corrosion technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analytical chemistry
- chemical processes
- chemistry
- laboratory techniques
- perform laboratory tests
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An assayer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a corrosion technician background worth leading with.
- already held analytical chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
- already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- 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
All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the assayer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn metal and metal ore products required
- still to learn good laboratory practice required
- still to learn precious metals required
- still to learn separate metals from ores required
- still to learn use chemical analysis equipment required
- still to learn test raw minerals required
- optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held report test findings optional
- still to learn characteristics of precious metals required
- optional, not held jewellery processes optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
- still to learn handle chemicals required
- optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
- optional, not held label samples optional
- still to learn statistics required
- optional, not held geology optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an assayer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply safety procedures in laboratory practise this
- 02 identify customer's needs practise this
- 03 metal and metal ore products study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held analytical chemistry knowledge
- already held chemical processes knowledge
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held laboratory techniques knowledge
- already held perform laboratory tests skill
- already held physics knowledge
- already held prepare chemical samples skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn apply safety procedures in laboratory required
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
- optional, not held jewellery processes optional
- optional, not held label samples optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held report test findings optional
- optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
32 held skills the assayer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role conduct soil sample tests skill
- not needed by the target role corrosion types knowledge
- not needed by the target role create designs for pipeline engineering skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role inorganic chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
- not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
- not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
- not needed by the target role use ICT systems skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn metal and metal ore products required
- still to learn characteristics of precious metals required
- still to learn good laboratory practice required
- still to learn precious metals required
- still to learn statistics required
- optional, not held jewellery processes optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
- optional, not held geology optional
Common questions about this move
Can a corrosion technician become an assayer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A corrosion technician already covers 29% of what an assayer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the assayer role treats as required.
What skills does a corrosion technician need to become an assayer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is apply safety procedures in laboratory.
How hard is the move from corrosion technician to assayer?
Its learning distance is 67.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.