Geophysicist to mine electrical engineer
A geophysicist already meets 20% of what the mine electrical engineer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.2/ 100
1 How much of what a mine electrical engineer is expected to do is already part of a geophysicist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the mine electrical engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine electrical engineer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a geophysicist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- electrical engineering
- electronics
- geology
- prepare scientific reports
What stands in the way is 15 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine electrical engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geophysicist background worth leading with.
- already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held address problems critically communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held electrical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the mine electrical engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn develop improvements to the electrical systems required
- still to learn procure electrical machinery required
- still to learn advise on mine equipment required
- still to learn design circuits using CAD required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held present reports optional
- still to learn electrical mine machinery manuals required
- still to learn mine safety legislation required
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn electricity required
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
- still to learn manage emergency procedures required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- still to learn install electrical mining machinery required
- still to learn maintain electrical mine machinery required
- still to learn maintain records of mining operations required
- optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
- optional, not held monitor mine production optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with safety legislation required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine electrical engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop improvements to the electrical systems practise this
- 02 procure electrical machinery practise this
- 03 advise on mine equipment practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held geology knowledge
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held address problems critically skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
- optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
- optional, not held monitor mine production optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
16 held skills the mine electrical engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on geophysical procedures skill
- not needed by the target role archaeology knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess potential gas yield skill
- not needed by the target role assess potential oil yield skill
- not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
- not needed by the target role document seismic research skill
- not needed by the target role engineer seismic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure reservoir volumes skill
- not needed by the target role operate seismic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform electrical geophysical measurements skill
- not needed by the target role perform electromagnetic geophysical measurements skill
- not needed by the target role perform gravity measurements skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role seismic measurement techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn electrical mine machinery manuals required
- still to learn mine safety legislation required
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn electricity required
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a geophysicist become a mine electrical engineer?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A geophysicist already covers 20% of what a mine electrical engineer is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the mine electrical engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a geophysicist need to become a mine electrical engineer?
15 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop improvements to the electrical systems.
How hard is the move from geophysicist to mine electrical engineer?
Its learning distance is 77.2 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.