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

exploration geologisttomine geologist

A exploration geologist already meets 44% of what the mine geologist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From exploration geologist
44%
Overlap1
To mine geologist
9 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
55.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.5/ 100

1 Share of the mine geologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the exploration 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

Why this move works

A mine geologist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a exploration geologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • address problems critically
  • advise on geology for mineral extraction
  • chemistry
  • communicate on minerals issues
  • communicate on the environmental impact of mining
  • determine characteristics of mineral deposits

What stands in the way is 7 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 9 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 exploration geologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held determine characteristics of mineral deposits information skills
  • already held logging agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • 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 negotiate land access communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise on geology for mineral extraction communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the mine geologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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, 3 supplementary
  • 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
  • required, not held prepare scientific reports 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
02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held plan mine operations required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held develop site remediation strategies optional
03 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use mine planning software required
04 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain records of mining operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor mine production optional
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dimension stone optional
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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held communicate on minerals issues skill
  • already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
  • already held determine characteristics of mineral deposits skill
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held logging knowledge
  • already held negotiate land access skill
8 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 maintain records of mining operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor mine production optional
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
15 held skills the mine geologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role archaeology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role complete initial resource statements skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
  • not needed by the target role economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate mineral resources skill
  • not needed by the target role examine geochemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role interface with anti-mining lobbyists skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret geophysical data skill
  • not needed by the target role minerals laws knowledge
  • not needed by the target role minerals prices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role model mineral deposits skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate land acquisition skill
  • not needed by the target role use earth sciences tools 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
  • optional, not held dimension stone optional
Index

Other moves recorded from exploration geologist

Full index of moves from exploration geologist

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.