Table 1Transition record

dewatering techniciantomining equipment mechanic

A dewatering technician already meets 27% of what the mining equipment mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dewatering technician

27%

Overlap1

To mining equipment mechanic

4 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

64.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.2

This move: 64.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the mining equipment mechanic 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mining equipment mechanic 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held weld mining machinery constructing
already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the mining equipment mechanic role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 3 required

required, not held interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals required
required, not held report mine machinery repairs required
required, not held test mine equipment required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held communicate mine equipment information required
required, not held train operators in using mine machinery required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held install mining machinery required
required, not held maintain mine machinery required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held mechanics required

optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
optional, not held electricity optional

05 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mining equipment mechanic 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct inter-shift communication skill
already held maintain records of mining operations skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held weld mining machinery skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional

13 held skills the mining equipment mechanic role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
not needed by the target role collect samples 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 train employees skill
not needed by the target role treat contaminated water skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
not needed by the target role write production reports skill

4 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 mechanics required
optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional

Index

Other moves recorded from dewatering technician

Full index of moves from dewatering technician

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.