Table 1Transition record

drillertoshotfirer

A driller already meets 29% of what the shotfirer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From driller

29%

Overlap1

To shotfirer

7 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

68.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.5

This move: 68.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the shotfirer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the driller 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shotfirer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a driller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held check borehole depth constructing
already held health and safety hazards underground services
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held provide first aid assisting and caring
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring
already held work ergonomically assisting and caring

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the shotfirer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 7 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held examine area after blast required
required, not held examine prospective blast area required
required, not held report misfires required

optional, not held report outcome of blast optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held safely detonate explosives required
required, not held signal for explosion required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held explosives required
required, not held electricity required

04 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held handle explosives required
required, not held insert charges into drill holes required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held make independent operating decisions required

06 services 1 required

required, not held marksmanship required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shotfirer 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check borehole depth skill
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
already held provide first aid skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held connect blasting circuit required

1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held report outcome of blast optional

12 held skills the shotfirer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role coordinate drilling skill
not needed by the target role inspect drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role inspect water wells skill
not needed by the target role maintain drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate core drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate drilling jumbo skill
not needed by the target role position drills skill
not needed by the target role record drilling skill
not needed by the target role set up drilling rigs skill
not needed by the target role transport drilling rigs 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held explosives required
required, not held marksmanship required
required, not held electricity required

Index

Other moves recorded from driller

Full index of moves from driller

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.