Natural resources consultant to environmental geologist
A natural resources consultant already meets 26% of what the environmental geologist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.2/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental geologist is expected to do is already part of a natural resources consultant’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 environmental geologist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An environmental geologist role treats 3 of its required skills as things a natural resources consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- conduct environmental site assessments
- environmental legislation
- manage environmental impact
What stands in the way is 9 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental geologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a natural resources consultant background worth leading with.
- already held manage environmental impact assisting and caring
- already held conduct environmental site assessments information skills
- already held hydrology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held environmental legislation business, administration and law
All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the environmental geologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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 advise on mining environmental issues required
- still to learn communicate on the environmental impact of mining required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- optional, not held communicate on minerals issues optional
- optional, not held negotiate land access optional
- still to learn examine geochemical samples required
- still to learn study groundwater required
- still to learn conduct sediment control required
- still to learn develop site remediation strategies required
- still to learn conduct erosion control required
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held geography optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an environmental geologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on mining environmental issues practise this
- 02 communicate on the environmental impact of mining practise this
- 03 conduct erosion control 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 5 skills that carry over
- already held conduct environmental site assessments skill
- already held environmental legislation knowledge
- already held manage environmental impact skill
- already held biology knowledge
- already held hydrology knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held archaeology optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held archaeology optional
- optional, not held communicate on minerals issues optional
- optional, not held negotiate land access optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held geography optional
34 held skills the environmental geologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role administer treatments to fish skill
- not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
- not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
- not needed by the target role analyse ecological data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role botany knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
- not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
- not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
- not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role manage forests skill
- not needed by the target role manage habitats skill
- not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
- not needed by the target role monitor nature conservation skill
- not needed by the target role natural areas maintenance knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
- not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
- not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
- not needed by the target role wildlife knowledge
3 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 archaeology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held geography optional
Other moves recorded from natural resources consultant
Common questions about this move
Can a natural resources consultant become an environmental geologist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A natural resources consultant already covers 26% of what an environmental geologist is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 3 of which the environmental geologist role treats as required.
What skills does a natural resources consultant need to become an environmental geologist?
9 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is advise on mining environmental issues.
How hard is the move from natural resources consultant to environmental geologist?
Its learning distance is 67.2 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.