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

geochemisttomine geologist

A geochemist already meets 40% of what the mine geologist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From geochemist
40%
Overlap1
To mine geologist
7 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
59.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.7/ 100

1 Share of the mine geologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the geochemist 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 geochemist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • address problems critically
  • chemistry
  • communicate on minerals issues
  • deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
  • geology
  • prepare scientific reports

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 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 geochemist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held supervise staff management skills
  • already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 communicate on the environmental impact of mining 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, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held determine characteristics of mineral deposits required
  • optional, not held maintain records of mining operations optional
  • 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 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use mine planning software required
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held logging optional
06 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 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 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
10 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 maintain records of mining operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor mine production optional
  • optional, not held negotiate land access optional
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
16 held skills the mine geologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role collect samples skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct laboratory chemical research on metals skill
  • not needed by the target role create GIS reports skill
  • not needed by the target role create thematic maps skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role examine geochemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare samples for testing skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
2 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
  • optional, not held logging optional
Index

Other moves recorded from geochemist

Full index of moves from geochemist

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.