environmental geologisttohydrogeologist
A environmental geologist already meets 19% of what the hydrogeologist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
19%
74.2/ 100
1 Share of the hydrogeologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental geologist 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 hydrogeologist role treats 2 of its required skills as things a environmental geologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- address problems critically
- study groundwater
What stands in the way is 13 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydrogeologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental geologist background worth leading with.
- already held study groundwater information skills
- already held negotiate land access communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held hydrology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held geography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held address problems critically communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 2 the hydrogeologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 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.
- required, not held model groundwater required
- required, not held assess groundwater environmental impact required
- required, not held manage land resources permits required
- required, not held perform water analysis required
- required, not held assess impact of industrial activities required
- required, not held create GIS reports required
- optional, not held perform water testing procedures optional
- required, not held geographic information systems required
- required, not held geology required
- optional, not held coastal management optional
- required, not held liaise with industrial professionals required
- required, not held prepare scientific reports required
- required, not held create thematic maps required
- required, not held identify GIS issues required
- required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
- optional, not held watershed development optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hydrogeologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 model groundwater skill · occupation specific
- 02 assess groundwater environmental impact skill · sector specific
- 03 geographic information systems knowledge · 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held study groundwater skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held geography knowledge
- already held hydrology knowledge
- already held negotiate land access skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held treat contaminated water optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held coastal management optional
- optional, not held treat contaminated water optional
- optional, not held watershed development optional
- optional, not held perform water testing procedures optional
13 held skills the hydrogeologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role archaeology knowledge
- not needed by the target role biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate on minerals issues skill
- not needed by the target role communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
- not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
- not needed by the target role conduct erosion control skill
- not needed by the target role conduct sediment control skill
- not needed by the target role develop site remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role examine geochemical samples skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software 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.
- required, not held geographic information systems required
- required, not held geology required
- optional, not held coastal management optional
- optional, not held watershed development 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.