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

geological engineertosurveying technician

A geological engineer already meets 36% of what the surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From geological engineer
36%
Overlap1
To surveying technician
19 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
67.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.6/ 100

1 Share of the surveying technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the geological 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 surveying technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a geological engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct land surveys
  • ensure compliance with safety legislation
  • geographic information systems
  • interpret geophysical data
  • perform scientific research
  • technical drawings

What stands in the way is 16 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geological engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop geological databases working with computers
  • already held prepare geological map sections communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held interpret geophysical data information skills
  • already held collect geological data information skills
  • already held apply digital mapping working with computers
  • already held conduct land surveys information skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 7 the surveying technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 information skills 5 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held compare survey computations required
  • required, not held record survey data required
  • required, not held perform surveying calculations required
  • required, not held prepare surveying report required
  • required, not held process collected survey data required
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held collect mapping data optional
  • optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
  • optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
  • optional, not held create GIS reports optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held value properties optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held cartography required
  • required, not held surveying methods required
  • required, not held topography required
  • required, not held surveying required
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required
  • required, not held geodesy required
  • required, not held geomatics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held survey techniques required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held operate surveying instruments required
  • required, not held adjust surveying equipment required
  • required, not held calibrate precision instrument required
05 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create thematic maps optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a surveying technician 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct land surveys skill
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held interpret geophysical data skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held apply digital mapping skill
  • already held civil engineering knowledge
  • already held collect geological data skill
  • already held develop geological databases skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held prepare geological map sections skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held collect mapping data optional
  • optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
  • optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
  • optional, not held create GIS reports optional
  • optional, not held create thematic maps optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
  • optional, not held value properties optional
26 held skills the surveying technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures 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 assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine geochemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
  • not needed by the target role geochemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geological time scale knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geophysics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor geotechnical structures skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
  • not needed by the target role perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures skill
  • not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
  • not needed by the target role provide information on geological characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
10 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 cartography required
  • required, not held surveying methods required
  • required, not held topography required
  • required, not held geodesy required
  • required, not held geomatics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held survey techniques required
  • required, not held surveying required
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from geological engineer

Full index of moves from geological 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.