dewatering techniciantomineral processing operator
A dewatering technician already meets 40% of what the mineral processing operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
40%
52.8/ 100
1 Share of the mineral processing operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dewatering technician 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 this move works
A mineral processing operator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a dewatering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- collect samples
- conduct inter-shift communication
- troubleshoot
- work ergonomically
What stands in the way is 5 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 mineral processing operator 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 write production reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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 mineral processing operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 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.
- required, not held operate raw mineral separation equipment required
- required, not held operate raw mineral size reduction equipment required
- optional, not held operate wash plant optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- required, not held handle chemicals required
- required, not held mix treating materials required
- optional, not held handle mining plant waste optional
- required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held test raw minerals optional
- optional, not held bioleaching optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mineral processing operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill · sector specific
- 02 operate raw mineral separation equipment skill · sector specific
- 03 operate raw mineral size reduction equipment skill · sector specific
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 conduct inter-shift communication skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held train employees skill
- already held write production reports skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held operate wash plant optional
- optional, not held bioleaching optional
- optional, not held handle mining plant waste optional
- optional, not held test raw minerals optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
10 held skills the mineral processing operator 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 maintain records of mining operations 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
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held bioleaching optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
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.