geology techniciantogeochemist
A geology technician already meets 42% of what the geochemist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
42%
55.8/ 100
1 Share of the geochemist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the geology technician 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 geochemist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a geology technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- create GIS reports
- create thematic maps
- geographic information systems
- geology
- perform sample testing
- prepare samples for testing
What stands in the way is 9 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A geochemist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geology technician background worth leading with.
- already held create GIS reports information skills
- already held create thematic maps working with computers
- already held prepare samples for testing handling and moving
- already held collect samples handling and moving
- already held perform sample testing information skills
- already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the geochemist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 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 communicate on minerals issues required
- required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
- required, not held address problems critically required
- optional, not held liaise with industrial professionals optional
- required, not held examine geochemical samples required
- required, not held conduct environmental site assessments required
- optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
- required, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals required
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
- required, not held types of metal required
- required, not held manipulate metal required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a geochemist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate on minerals issues skill · sector specific
- 02 conduct laboratory chemical research on metals skill · sector specific
- 03 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held create GIS reports skill
- already held create thematic maps skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held geology knowledge
- already held perform sample testing skill
- already held prepare samples for testing skill
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held collect samples skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held liaise with industrial professionals optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
49 held skills the geochemist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
- not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
- not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
- not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
- not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- not needed by the target role archive scientific documentation skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role assist with geophysical surveys skill
- not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
- not needed by the target role collect geological data 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 conduct soil sample tests skill
- not needed by the target role develop geological databases skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role geochemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role geodesy 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 interpret geophysical data skill
- not needed by the target role investigate soil stability skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with geology professionals skill
- not needed by the target role maintain cores skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor geotechnical structures skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate land access skill
- not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role percolation knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan geotechnical investigations in the field skill
- not needed by the target role prepare geological map sections skill
- not needed by the target role prepare surveying report skill
- not needed by the target role process data skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on geological characteristics skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
9 further entries not listed here
2 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 types of metal required
- optional, not held chemistry optional
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.