Table 1Transition record

liquid fuel engineertomineral processing engineer

A liquid fuel engineer already meets 35% of what the mineral processing engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From liquid fuel engineer

35%

Overlap1

To mineral processing engineer

5 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

61.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.2

This move: 61.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the mineral processing engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the liquid fuel engineer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mineral processing engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a liquid fuel engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held address problems critically communication, collaboration and creativity
already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the mineral processing engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 3 required

required, not held manage mineral testing procedures required
required, not held maintain records of mining operations required
required, not held monitor mine production required

02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held supervise staff required

optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
optional, not held mine dump design optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held organize chemical reagents required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held manage mineral processing plant required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
optional, not held communicate on the environmental impact of mining optional
optional, not held develop new installations optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mineral processing engineer 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held address problems critically skill
already held chemistry knowledge
already held geology knowledge
already held prepare scientific reports skill
already held troubleshoot skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held bioleaching optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
optional, not held bioleaching optional
optional, not held communicate on the environmental impact of mining optional
optional, not held design plant waste procedures optional
optional, not held develop new installations optional
optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
optional, not held mine dump design optional

33 held skills the mineral processing engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role alcohol fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role biodiesel knowledge
not needed by the target role compile reservoir performance plans skill
not needed by the target role control pumping operations in petroleum production skill
not needed by the target role design natural gas processing systems skill
not needed by the target role design well flow systems skill
not needed by the target role design well for petroleum production skill
not needed by the target role determine flow rate enhancement skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role fossil fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role fossil-fuel power plant operations knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret extraction data skill
not needed by the target role liaise with mine professionals skill
not needed by the target role liaise with well test engineers skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role manage fluid production in gas skill
not needed by the target role manage production fluid in oil production skill
not needed by the target role manage well interaction skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor extraction logging operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor fuel storage tanks skill
not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
not needed by the target role petroleum knowledge
not needed by the target role plan oil wells skill
not needed by the target role prepare extraction proposals skill
not needed by the target role prepare well formation evaluation programmes skill
not needed by the target role provide petroleum engineering support skill
not needed by the target role report well results skill
not needed by the target role select well equipment skill
not needed by the target role supervise well operations skill
not needed by the target role types of fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role use reservoir surveillance skill
not needed by the target role well testing operations knowledge

2 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

optional, not held bioleaching optional
optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from liquid fuel engineer

Full index of moves from liquid fuel engineer

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.