Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

hydrographic surveyortocartographer

A hydrographic surveyor already meets 55% of what the cartographer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hydrographic surveyor
55%
Overlap1
To cartographer
22 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
51.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.2/ 100

1 Share of the cartographer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hydrographic surveyor 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

Why this move works

A cartographer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a hydrographic surveyor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply digital mapping
  • cartography
  • collect mapping data
  • compile GIS-data
  • create GIS reports
  • create thematic maps

What stands in the way is 5 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cartographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hydrographic surveyor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held compile GIS-data information skills
  • already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held collect mapping data information skills
  • already held geodesy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held perform surveying calculations information skills
  • already held process collected survey data information skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 12 the cartographer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held draft legends required
  • required, not held improve user-friendliness required
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held design customised maps optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
02 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
  • optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
  • optional, not held perform scientific research optional
  • optional, not held report analysis results optional
03 working with computers 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held handle geospatial technologies required
  • optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held use software for data preservation optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
04 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cartographer 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply digital mapping skill
  • already held cartography knowledge
  • already held collect mapping data skill
  • already held compile GIS-data skill
  • already held create GIS reports skill
  • already held create thematic maps skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held geomatics knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held topography knowledge
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held collect data using GPS skill
  • already held geodesy knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held perform surveying calculations skill
  • already held process collected survey data skill
  • already held study aerial photos skill
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held surveying methods knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held legal research optional
08 education 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
  • optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
  • optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
  • optional, not held design customised maps optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held legal research optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform scientific research optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
  • optional, not held report analysis results optional
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
  • optional, not held use software for data preservation optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
22 held skills the cartographer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust surveying equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role assist hydrographic surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role bathymetry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
  • not needed by the target role compare survey computations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research before survey skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct underwater surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role develop geological databases skill
  • not needed by the target role document survey operations skill
  • not needed by the target role hydrography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret geophysical data skill
  • not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate surveying instruments 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 provide information on geological characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role record survey data skill
  • not needed by the target role steer vessels skill
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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held legal research optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from hydrographic surveyor

Full index of moves from hydrographic surveyor

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.