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

environmental mining engineertomine geologist

A environmental mining engineer already meets 36% of what the mine geologist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental mining engineer
36%
Overlap1
To mine geologist
7 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
62.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.4/ 100

1 Share of the mine geologist 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 mine geologist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a environmental mining engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • address problems critically
  • chemistry
  • communicate on minerals issues
  • communicate on the environmental impact of mining
  • prepare scientific reports
  • supervise staff

What stands in the way is 8 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine geologist 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 communicate on the environmental impact of mining communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held supervise staff management skills
  • already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the mine geologist role treats as required.

Table 3

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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction required
  • required, not held advise on mining environmental issues required
  • required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
  • required, not held provide information on geological characteristics required
  • optional, not held advise on mine development optional
  • optional, not held advise on mine equipment optional
  • optional, not held advise on mine production optional
  • optional, not held negotiate land access optional
02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held determine characteristics of mineral deposits required
  • optional, not held monitor mine production optional
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held plan mine operations required
  • optional, not held develop site remediation strategies optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geology required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use mine planning software required
06 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held logging optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine geologist 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 address problems critically skill
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held communicate on minerals issues skill
  • already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held maintain records of mining operations skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dimension stone optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on mine development optional
  • optional, not held advise on mine equipment optional
  • optional, not held advise on mine production optional
  • optional, not held develop site remediation strategies optional
  • optional, not held dimension stone optional
  • optional, not held logging optional
  • optional, not held monitor mine production optional
  • optional, not held negotiate land access optional
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
20 held skills the mine geologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • 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 engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software 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 geology required
  • optional, not held dimension stone optional
  • optional, not held logging 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.