Table 1Transition record

metallurgical techniciantoassayer

A metallurgical technician already meets 32% of what the assayer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metallurgical technician

32%

Overlap1

To assayer

7 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

63.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.7

This move: 63.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the assayer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metallurgical technician 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A assayer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metallurgical technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held separate metals from ores working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held precious metals engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held test raw minerals information skills
already held metal and metal ore products engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the assayer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analytical chemistry required
required, not held chemistry required
required, not held laboratory techniques required
required, not held statistics required

optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held physics optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held perform laboratory tests required
required, not held use chemical analysis equipment required

03 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held handle chemicals required

optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held prepare chemical samples optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held characteristics of precious metals required

optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held identify customer's needs required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held good laboratory practice required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a assayer 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held chemical processes knowledge
already held metal and metal ore products knowledge
already held precious metals knowledge
already held separate metals from ores skill
already held test raw minerals skill
already held record test data skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
optional, not held report test findings optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held prepare chemical samples optional
optional, not held report test findings optional
optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional

26 held skills the assayer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
not needed by the target role alloys of precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role chemical technologies in metal manufacture knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples skill
not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
not needed by the target role conduct metallurgical structural analysis skill
not needed by the target role corrosion types knowledge
not needed by the target role determine characteristics of mineral deposits skill
not needed by the target role develop alternative mining methods skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret extraction data skill
not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
not needed by the target role metal drawing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role mine safety legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role test construction material samples skill
not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge

10 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 analytical chemistry required
required, not held characteristics of precious metals required
required, not held chemistry required
required, not held good laboratory practice required
required, not held laboratory techniques required
required, not held statistics required
optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held physics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from metallurgical technician

Full index of moves from metallurgical technician

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.