RecordMove

Groundwater monitoring technician to material testing technician

A groundwater monitoring technician already meets 31% of what the material testing technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From groundwater monitoring technician

Distant match

To material testing technician

7 You already bring

8 Still to learn

29 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a material testing 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 material testing technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A material testing technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a groundwater monitoring technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

collect samples
maintain test equipment
perform laboratory tests
record test data
report test findings

What stands in the way is 8 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 material testing 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held collect samples handling and moving
already held maintain test equipment constructing
already held report test findings information skills
already held perform laboratory tests working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held collect samples for analysis handling and moving
already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the material testing technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn operate scientific measuring equipment required
still to learn use testing equipment required

optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

still to learn apply safety procedures in laboratory required
still to learn wear appropriate protective gear required

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn advanced materials required

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held physics optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn materials engineering required

optional, not held rubber technology optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn quality standards required

06 services 1 required

still to learn health, safety and hygiene legislation required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a material testing 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held collect samples skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held record test data skill
already held report test findings skill
already held chemistry knowledge
already held collect samples for analysis skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 information skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held conduct soil sample tests optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional
optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held provide technical expertise optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held label samples optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held conduct soil sample tests optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held rubber technology optional
optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional
optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held provide technical expertise optional

34 held skills the material testing technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
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 develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
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 investigate contamination skill
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
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 pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents 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 test samples for pollutants 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

7 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 pick up Tier

still to learn advanced materials required
still to learn health, safety and hygiene legislation required
still to learn materials engineering required
still to learn quality standards required
optional, not held rubber technology optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held physics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from groundwater monitoring technician

Full index of moves from groundwater monitoring technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a groundwater monitoring technician become a material testing technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A groundwater monitoring technician already covers 31% of what a material testing technician is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the material testing technician role treats as required.

What skills does a groundwater monitoring technician need to become a material testing technician?

8 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is advanced materials.

How hard is the move from groundwater monitoring technician to material testing technician?

Its learning distance is 64.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.