Land surveyor to cadastral technician
A land surveyor already meets 75% of what the cadastral technician role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.
24.1/ 100
1 How much of what a cadastral technician is expected to do is already part of a land surveyor’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 cadastral technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A cadastral technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a land surveyor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cartography
- compare survey computations
- conduct land surveys
- create cadastral maps
- document survey operations
- geographic information systems
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cadastral technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a land surveyor background worth leading with.
- already held create cadastral maps working with computers
- already held compare survey computations information skills
- already held document survey operations information skills
- already held perform surveying calculations information skills
- already held process collected survey data information skills
- already held surveying methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the cadastral technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held manage cadastre optional
- optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held use data processing techniques optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional
1 further area in the appendix
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held cartography knowledge
- already held compare survey computations skill
- already held conduct land surveys skill
- already held create cadastral maps skill
- already held document survey operations skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held operate surveying instruments skill
- already held perform surveying calculations skill
- already held process collected survey data skill
- already held record survey data skill
- already held surveying methods knowledge
- already held use geographic information systems skill
- already held collect data using GPS skill
- already held use CAD software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held CAD software optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage cadastre optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
- optional, not held use data processing techniques optional
39 held skills the cadastral technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- 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 advise on mining environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
- not needed by the target role collect mapping data skill
- not needed by the target role compile GIS-data skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research before survey skill
- not needed by the target role create GIS reports skill
- not needed by the target role create thematic maps skill
- not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
- not needed by the target role determine property boundaries skill
- not needed by the target role develop geological databases skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation 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 geomatics knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret geophysical data skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
- 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 quantity surveying knowledge
- not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
- not needed by the target role surveying 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 law knowledge
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
- not needed by the target role value properties skill
5 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 visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
Common questions about this move
Can a land surveyor become a cadastral technician?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A land surveyor already covers 75% of what a cadastral technician is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 12 of which the cadastral technician role treats as required.
What skills does a land surveyor need to become a cadastral technician?
None of the cadastral technician role's required skills are missing from a land surveyor profile. 12 optional skills are not yet covered.
How hard is the move from land surveyor to cadastral technician?
Its learning distance is 24.1 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.