Hydrogeologist to mine surveyor
A hydrogeologist already meets 29% of what the mine surveyor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.5/ 100
1 How much of what a mine surveyor is expected to do is already part of a hydrogeologist’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 surveyor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine surveyor role treats 5 of its required skills as things a hydrogeologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- create GIS reports
- create thematic maps
- geographic information systems
- identify GIS issues
- prepare scientific reports
What stands in the way is 11 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine surveyor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hydrogeologist background worth leading with.
- already held identify GIS issues working with computers
- already held negotiate land access communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held create GIS reports information skills
- already held create thematic maps working with computers
- already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held geographic information systems natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the mine surveyor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 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 maintain plans of a mining site required
- still to learn maintain records of mining operations required
- still to learn manage mine site data required
- still to learn perform surveying calculations required
- still to learn process collected survey data required
- optional, not held delineate mine area optional
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- still to learn manage staff required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- still to learn impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- optional, not held dimension stone optional
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
- still to learn mathematics required
- optional, not held minerals laws optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine surveyor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 impact of geological factors on mining operations study this
- 02 maintain plans of a mining site practise this
- 03 maintain records of mining operations 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held create GIS reports skill
- already held create thematic maps skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held identify GIS issues skill
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held negotiate land access skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held delineate mine area optional
- optional, not held dimension stone optional
- optional, not held minerals laws optional
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
- optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
17 held skills the mine surveyor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
- not needed by the target role assess groundwater environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role assess impact of industrial activities skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role geology knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
- not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
- not needed by the target role model groundwater skill
- not needed by the target role perform water analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform water testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role study groundwater skill
- not needed by the target role treat contaminated water skill
- not needed by the target role watershed development knowledge
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 impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mathematics required
- optional, not held dimension stone optional
- optional, not held minerals laws optional
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Common questions about this move
Can a hydrogeologist become a mine surveyor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A hydrogeologist already covers 29% of what a mine surveyor is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the mine surveyor role treats as required.
What skills does a hydrogeologist need to become a mine surveyor?
11 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is impact of geological factors on mining operations.
How hard is the move from hydrogeologist to mine surveyor?
Its learning distance is 66.5 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.