Land planner to mine surveying technician
A land planner already meets 42% of what the mine surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.8/ 100
1 How much of what a mine surveying technician is expected to do is already part of a land planner’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 surveying technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine surveying technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a land planner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- compare survey computations
- operate surveying instruments
- perform surveying calculations
- record survey data
What stands in the way is 4 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 surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a land planner background worth leading with.
- already held compare survey computations information skills
- already held perform surveying calculations information skills
- already held operate surveying instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held record survey data information skills
- already held geographic information systems natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the mine surveying technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 10 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.
- still to learn delineate mine area required
- still to learn maintain records of mining operations required
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- still to learn monitor equipment condition required
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine surveying technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 delineate mine area practise this
- 02 maintain records of mining operations practise this
- 03 monitor equipment condition 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 compare survey computations skill
- already held operate surveying instruments skill
- already held perform surveying calculations skill
- already held record survey data skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held identify GIS issues optional
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held identify GIS issues optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
33 held skills the mine surveying technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise architects skill
- not needed by the target role advise on architectural matters skill
- not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
- not needed by the target role advise on use of land skill
- not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
- not needed by the target role compile GIS-data skill
- not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
- not needed by the target role determine property boundaries skill
- not needed by the target role document survey operations skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
- not needed by the target role geodesy knowledge
- not needed by the target role geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role geology knowledge
- not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
- not needed by the target role process collected survey data skill
- not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
- not needed by the target role rural development strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role surveying knowledge
- not needed by the target role surveying methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role topography knowledge
- not needed by the target role urban planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
- not needed by the target role zoning codes knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a land planner become a mine surveying technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A land planner already covers 42% of what a mine surveying technician is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the mine surveying technician role treats as required.
What skills does a land planner need to become a mine surveying technician?
4 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is delineate mine area.
How hard is the move from land planner to mine surveying technician?
Its learning distance is 48.8 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.