Table 1Transition record

mine surveying techniciantodewatering technician

A mine surveying technician already meets 21% of what the dewatering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mine surveying technician

21%

Overlap1

To dewatering technician

3 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

67.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.3

This move: 67.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the dewatering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mine surveying 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dewatering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine surveying technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
already held work ergonomically assisting and caring
already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the dewatering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage storage tanks required
required, not held manage sumps required

optional, not held operate sumps optional
optional, not held operate vacuum dewatering system optional
optional, not held operate pumps optional

02 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held collect samples required
required, not held treat contaminated water required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
optional, not held write production reports optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held chemistry required

optional, not held biology optional

05 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held weld mining machinery optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held collect geological data optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dewatering technician 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 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held maintain records of mining operations skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held train employees skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held collect geological data optional
optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
optional, not held operate sumps optional
optional, not held operate vacuum dewatering system optional
optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held operate pumps optional
optional, not held write production reports optional

12 held skills the dewatering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role compare survey computations skill
not needed by the target role delineate mine area skill
not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
not needed by the target role identify GIS issues skill
not needed by the target role impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor equipment condition skill
not needed by the target role operate surveying instruments skill
not needed by the target role perform surveying calculations skill
not needed by the target role record survey data skill
not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held chemistry required
optional, not held biology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from mine surveying technician

Full index of moves from mine surveying 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.