Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

drillertounderground heavy equipment operator

A driller already meets 24% of what the underground heavy equipment operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From driller
24%
Overlap1
To underground heavy equipment operator
6 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
73 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73/ 100

1 Share of the underground heavy equipment operator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A underground heavy equipment operator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a driller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • health and safety hazards underground
  • impact of geological factors on mining operations
  • mechanics
  • troubleshoot

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A underground heavy equipment operator 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 operate drilling jumbo working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate drilling equipment handling and moving
  • already held health and safety hazards underground services
  • already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the underground heavy equipment operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required
  • required, not held communicate mine equipment information required
  • required, not held conduct inter-shift communication required
  • required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
  • required, not held address problems critically required
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 12 supplementary
  • required, not held perform minor repairs to equipment required
  • optional, not held operate LHD optional
  • optional, not held operate continuous miner optional
  • optional, not held operate longwall mining equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate powered roof support optional
  • optional, not held operate production drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held operate roof bolter optional
  • optional, not held operate scaler optional
  • optional, not held operate shuttle car optional
  • optional, not held operate a range of underground mining equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
  • optional, not held operate shotcreter optional
  • optional, not held operate tunnelling machine optional
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held inspect heavy underground mining machinery required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held electricity required
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held operate mining tools required
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held make independent operating decisions required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a underground heavy equipment operator 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
  • already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held operate drilling equipment skill
  • already held operate drilling jumbo skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate LHD optional
  • optional, not held operate continuous miner optional
  • optional, not held operate longwall mining equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate powered roof support optional
  • optional, not held operate production drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held operate roof bolter optional
  • optional, not held operate scaler optional
  • optional, not held operate shuttle car optional
  • optional, not held operate a range of underground mining equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
  • optional, not held operate shotcreter optional
  • optional, not held operate tunnelling machine optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
13 held skills the underground heavy equipment operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role check borehole depth skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate drilling skill
  • not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction 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 operate core drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role position drills skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid 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
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
1 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 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.