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

environmental mining engineertogeological engineer

A environmental mining engineer already meets 38% of what the geological engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental mining engineer
38%
Overlap1
To geological engineer
11 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
65.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.1/ 100

1 Share of the geological engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental mining engineer 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 geological engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a environmental mining engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • assess environmental impact
  • civil engineering
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes

What stands in the way is 9 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A geological engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental mining engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assess environmental impact assisting and caring
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers

All 11 carried skills, including the 11 the geological engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 8 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, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor geotechnical structures required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held perform sample testing required
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held assess financial viability optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held study aerial photos optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held geographic information systems required
  • required, not held geological time scale required
  • required, not held geology required
  • optional, not held geochemistry optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on building matters required
  • optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held environmental design required
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
06 working with computers 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a geological engineer 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held assess environmental impact skill
  • already held civil engineering knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held oversee construction project optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures optional
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held assess financial viability optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held geochemistry optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held oversee construction project optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
  • optional, not held study aerial photos optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
16 held skills the geological engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemistry 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 develop environmental policy skill
  • not needed by the target role develop mine rehabilitation plan skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of mining operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
11 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 environmental design required
  • required, not held geographic information systems required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • required, not held geological time scale required
  • required, not held geology required
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held geochemistry optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
Index

Other moves recorded from environmental mining engineer

Full index of moves from environmental mining engineer

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.