Mining electrician to mining equipment mechanic
A mining electrician already meets 65% of what the mining equipment mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
32.5/ 100
1 How much of what a mining equipment mechanic is expected to do is already part of a mining electrician’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 equipment mechanic role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mining equipment mechanic role treats 7 of its required skills as things a mining electrician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- communicate mine equipment information
- conduct inter-shift communication
- maintain records of mining operations
- report mine machinery repairs
- test mine equipment
- train operators in using mine machinery
What stands in the way is 4 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mining equipment mechanic role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mining electrician background worth leading with.
- already held test mine equipment information skills
- already held train operators in using mine machinery communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held report mine machinery repairs information skills
- already held communicate mine equipment information communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the mining equipment mechanic role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 5 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 install mining machinery required
- still to learn maintain mine machinery required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals required
- optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mining equipment mechanic role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 install mining machinery practise this
- 02 interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals practise this
- 03 maintain mine machinery 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held communicate mine equipment information skill
- already held conduct inter-shift communication skill
- already held maintain records of mining operations skill
- already held report mine machinery repairs skill
- already held test mine equipment skill
- already held train operators in using mine machinery skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
5 held skills the mining equipment mechanic role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical mine machinery manuals knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role install electrical mining machinery skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical mine machinery skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn mechanics required
Common questions about this move
Can a mining electrician become a mining equipment mechanic?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mining electrician already covers 65% of what a mining equipment mechanic is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 7 of which the mining equipment mechanic role treats as required.
What skills does a mining electrician need to become a mining equipment mechanic?
4 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is install mining machinery.
How hard is the move from mining electrician to mining equipment mechanic?
Its learning distance is 32.5 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.