Dewatering technician to desalination technician
A dewatering technician already meets 33% of what the desalination technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
60.6/ 100
1 How much of what a desalination technician is expected to do is already part of a dewatering 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 desalination technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A desalination technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a dewatering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- collect samples
- maintain records of mining operations
- troubleshoot
- work ergonomically
What stands in the way is 9 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. A desalination technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dewatering technician background worth leading with.
- already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
- already held collect samples handling and moving
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held work ergonomically assisting and caring
- already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the desalination technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 7 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 maintain desalination control system required
- still to learn manage desalination control system required
- still to learn perform water treatment procedures required
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- still to learn apply health and safety standards required
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- still to learn perform water testing procedures required
- still to learn health and safety in the workplace required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a desalination technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 maintain desalination control system practise this
- 02 manage desalination control system practise this
- 03 perform water treatment procedures 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held collect samples skill
- already held maintain records of mining operations skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held conduct inter-shift communication skill
- already held train employees skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held biofilter systems optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held biofilter systems optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
10 held skills the desalination technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
- not needed by the target role manage storage tanks skill
- not needed by the target role manage sumps skill
- not needed by the target role operate pumps skill
- not needed by the target role operate sumps skill
- not needed by the target role operate vacuum dewatering system skill
- not needed by the target role treat contaminated water skill
- not needed by the target role weld mining machinery skill
- not needed by the target role write production reports skill
5 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 environmental legislation required
- still to learn health and safety in the workplace required
- optional, not held biofilter systems optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a dewatering technician become a desalination technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A dewatering technician already covers 33% of what a desalination technician is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the desalination technician role treats as required.
What skills does a dewatering technician need to become a desalination technician?
9 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is maintain desalination control system.
How hard is the move from dewatering technician to desalination technician?
Its learning distance is 60.6 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.