Corrosion technician to soil surveying technician
A corrosion technician already meets 29% of what the soil surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.6/ 100
1 How much of what a soil surveying technician 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 soil surveying technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A soil surveying technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a corrosion technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- conduct soil sample tests
- laboratory techniques
- perform laboratory tests
- soil science
- soil structure
- write work-related reports
What stands in the way is 13 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A soil surveying technician 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 conduct soil sample tests information skills
- already held soil science natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held soil structure agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held perform laboratory tests working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the soil surveying technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 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 conduct field work required
- still to learn gather experimental data required
- still to learn prepare surveying report required
- optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
- optional, not held monitor geotechnical structures optional
- optional, not held record survey data optional
- still to learn ecology required
- still to learn geology required
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- still to learn apply safety procedures in laboratory required
- still to learn ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- still to learn collect samples required
- still to learn collect samples for analysis required
- still to learn operate surveying instruments required
- still to learn adjust surveying equipment required
- still to learn soil mechanics required
- optional, not held cartography optional
- optional, not held surveying methods optional
- optional, not held topography optional
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held surveying optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a soil surveying technician 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 collect samples practise this
- 03 operate surveying instruments practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held conduct soil sample tests skill
- already held laboratory techniques knowledge
- already held perform laboratory tests skill
- already held soil science knowledge
- already held soil structure knowledge
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- optional, not held agroforestry optional
- optional, not held agronomy optional
- optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional
- optional, not held agroforestry optional
- optional, not held cartography optional
- optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
- optional, not held monitor geotechnical structures optional
- optional, not held record survey data optional
- optional, not held surveying methods optional
- optional, not held topography optional
- optional, not held agronomy optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held surveying optional
29 held skills the soil surveying technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers 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 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 mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples 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 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
14 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 soil mechanics required
- still to learn ecology required
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- still to learn geology required
- optional, not held agroforestry optional
- optional, not held cartography optional
- optional, not held surveying methods optional
- optional, not held topography optional
- optional, not held agronomy optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held civil engineering optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held surveying optional
Common questions about this move
Can a corrosion technician become a soil surveying technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A corrosion technician already covers 29% of what a soil surveying technician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 6 of which the soil surveying technician role treats as required.
What skills does a corrosion technician need to become a soil surveying technician?
13 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is apply safety procedures in laboratory.
How hard is the move from corrosion technician to soil surveying technician?
Its learning distance is 70.6 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.