Groundwater monitoring technician to environmental technician
A groundwater monitoring technician already meets 30% of what the environmental technician role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.9/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental technician is expected to do is already part of a groundwater monitoring technician’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 environmental technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An environmental technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a groundwater monitoring technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on environmental remediation
- advise on soil and water protection
- analyse environmental data
- chemistry
- collect samples
- collect samples for analysis
What stands in the way is 26 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a groundwater monitoring technician background worth leading with.
- already held investigate contamination information skills
- already held investigate pollution information skills
- already held develop environmental remediation strategies management skills
- already held advise on soil and water protection communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assess contamination information skills
- already held advise on environmental remediation communication, collaboration and creativity
All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the environmental technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 48 missing skills fall into 11 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 analyse information processes required
- still to learn analyse experimental laboratory data required
- still to learn advise on environmental risk management systems required
- still to learn analyse big data required
- still to learn analyse energy consumption required
- still to learn apply numeracy skills required
- still to learn conduct environmental site assessments required
- still to learn document analysis results required
- still to learn process data required
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
- optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
- still to learn predictive maintenance required
- still to learn energy efficiency required
- still to learn human-robot collaboration required
- still to learn alternative energy required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn Internet of Things required
- still to learn principles of artificial intelligence required
- still to learn machine learning required
- still to learn virtual reality required
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- still to learn advise on carbon emissions reduction required
- still to learn advise on chemical use reduction required
- optional, not held implement environmental action plans optional
- optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
- optional, not held listen actively optional
- still to learn assess environmental impact required
- optional, not held perform environmental remediation optional
- optional, not held avoid contamination optional
- optional, not held secure working area optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held design thinking optional
- optional, not held supply chain management optional
- optional, not held supply chain principles optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an environmental technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse information processes practise this
- 02 predictive maintenance study this
- 03 Internet of Things study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 21 skills that carry over
- already held advise on environmental remediation skill
- already held advise on soil and water protection skill
- already held analyse environmental data skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held collect samples skill
- already held collect samples for analysis skill
- already held environmental legislation knowledge
- already held laboratory techniques knowledge
- already held perform laboratory tests skill
- already held report on environmental issues skill
- already held test samples for pollutants skill
- already held advise on pollution prevention skill
- already held assess contamination skill
- already held develop environmental remediation strategies skill
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held investigate contamination skill
- already held investigate pollution skill
- already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held promote environmental awareness skill
- already held report pollution incidents skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn remote sensing techniques required
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
- still to learn metrology required
- still to learn mitigate waste of resources required
- optional, not held cyber security optional
- optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
- optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held cyber security optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held implement environmental action plans optional
- optional, not held perform environmental remediation optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
- optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held avoid contamination optional
- optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
- optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
- optional, not held design thinking optional
- optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
- optional, not held listen actively optional
- optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
- optional, not held secure working area optional
- optional, not held supply chain management optional
- optional, not held supply chain principles optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
20 held skills the environmental technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess groundwater environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
- not needed by the target role fresh water ecosystems knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
- not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
- not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
- not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
- not needed by the target role operate water purifying equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform water analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform water chemistry analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform water testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role report test findings skill
- not needed by the target role study groundwater skill
- not needed by the target role test chemical samples skill
- not needed by the target role treat contaminated water skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis knowledge
24 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 predictive maintenance required
- still to learn Internet of Things required
- still to learn energy efficiency required
- still to learn human-robot collaboration required
- still to learn principles of artificial intelligence required
- still to learn alternative energy required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn machine learning required
- still to learn metrology required
- still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
- still to learn remote sensing techniques required
- still to learn virtual reality required
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held cyber security optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
- optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
- optional, not held design thinking optional
- optional, not held supply chain management optional
- optional, not held supply chain principles optional
Other moves recorded from groundwater monitoring technician
Common questions about this move
Can a groundwater monitoring technician become an environmental technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A groundwater monitoring technician already covers 30% of what an environmental technician is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 11 of which the environmental technician role treats as required.
What skills does a groundwater monitoring technician need to become an environmental technician?
26 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is analyse information processes.
How hard is the move from groundwater monitoring technician to environmental technician?
Its learning distance is 77.9 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.