Mine electrical engineer to mining electrician
A mine electrical engineer already meets 56% of what the mining electrician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.1/ 100
1 How much of what a mining electrician is expected to do is already part of a mine electrical engineer’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 mining electrician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mining electrician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a mine electrical engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- electrical mine machinery manuals
- electricity
- electronics
- install electrical mining machinery
- maintain electrical mine machinery
- maintain records of mining operations
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 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mining electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine electrical engineer background worth leading with.
- already held electrical mine machinery manuals engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held install electrical mining machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain electrical mine machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
- already held electrical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the mining electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 7 missing skills fall into 4 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 communicate mine equipment information required
- still to learn conduct inter-shift communication required
- still to learn train operators in using mine machinery required
- still to learn report mine machinery repairs required
- still to learn test mine equipment required
- optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mining electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate mine equipment information practise this
- 02 conduct inter-shift communication practise this
- 03 report mine machinery repairs 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held electrical mine machinery manuals knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held install electrical mining machinery skill
- already held maintain electrical mine machinery skill
- already held maintain records of mining operations skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
19 held skills the mining electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
- not needed by the target role advise on mine equipment skill
- not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
- not needed by the target role design circuits using CAD skill
- not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop improvements to the electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- not needed by the target role geology knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mine safety legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role mining engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor mine costs skill
- not needed by the target role monitor mine production skill
- not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role procure electrical machinery skill
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
2 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
Common questions about this move
Can a mine electrical engineer become a mining electrician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mine electrical engineer already covers 56% of what a mining electrician is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the mining electrician role treats as required.
What skills does a mine electrical engineer need to become a mining electrician?
5 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is communicate mine equipment information.
How hard is the move from mine electrical engineer to mining electrician?
Its learning distance is 41.1 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.