gaugertomud logger
A gauger already meets 18% of what the mud logger role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
18%
73.7/ 100
1 Share of the mud logger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gauger 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 mud logger role treats 3 of its required skills as things a gauger already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- chemistry
- collect samples
- test oil samples
What stands in the way is 12 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mud logger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gauger background worth leading with.
- already held test oil samples information skills
- already held collect samples handling and moving
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 3 carried skills, including the 3 the mud logger role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 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.
- required, not held conduct soil sample tests required
- required, not held examine geochemical samples required
- required, not held test samples for pollutants required
- required, not held perform sample testing required
- optional, not held assess risks implied in rigging operations optional
- required, not held chemical processes required
- required, not held natural gas required
- required, not held write production reports required
- optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
- required, not held work safely with chemicals required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
- required, not held monitor equipment condition required
- required, not held prepare samples for testing required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mud logger role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 chemical processes knowledge · sector specific
- 02 conduct soil sample tests skill · sector specific
- 03 examine geochemical samples skill · 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 3 skills that carry over
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held collect samples skill
- already held test oil samples skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held geology required
- required, not held perform data analysis required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess risks implied in rigging operations optional
- optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
- optional, not held troubleshoot optional
17 held skills the mud logger role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse oil operations data skill
- not needed by the target role calculate oil deliveries skill
- not needed by the target role clean oil processing units skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to bilge and ballast operations skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate oil well operations skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage fuelling system skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure oil tank temperatures skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor the transfer of oil skill
- not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform oil tests skill
- not needed by the target role set equipment controls skill
- not needed by the target role synchronise pumphouse activities skill
- not needed by the target role verify oil circulation 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.
- required, not held chemical processes required
- required, not held natural gas required
- required, not held geology required
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.