Mining equipment mechanic to mining electrician
A mining equipment mechanic already meets 67% of what the mining electrician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
31.2/ 100
1 How much of what a mining electrician is expected to do is already part of a mining equipment mechanic’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 8 of its required skills as things a mining equipment mechanic already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- communicate mine equipment information
- conduct inter-shift communication
- electricity
- maintain records of mining operations
- report mine machinery repairs
- test mine equipment
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 electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mining equipment mechanic 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 8 the mining electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 5 missing skills fall into 2 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 electrical mine machinery manuals required
- still to learn electronics required
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- still to learn install electrical mining machinery required
- still to learn maintain electrical mine machinery required
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 electrical mine machinery manuals study this
- 02 install electrical mining machinery practise this
- 03 maintain electrical 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 electricity knowledge
- 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 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 electrical engineering optional
5 held skills the mining electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role install mining machinery skill
- not needed by the target role interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mine machinery skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role weld mining machinery skill
3 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 electrical mine machinery manuals required
- still to learn electronics required
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
Other moves recorded from mining equipment mechanic
Common questions about this move
Can a mining equipment mechanic become a mining electrician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mining equipment mechanic already covers 67% of what a mining electrician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 8 of which the mining electrician role treats as required.
What skills does a mining equipment mechanic need to become a mining electrician?
4 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 2 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is electrical mine machinery manuals.
How hard is the move from mining equipment mechanic to mining electrician?
Its learning distance is 31.2 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.