Table 1Transition record

quarry engineertomine electrical engineer

A quarry engineer already meets 53% of what the mine electrical engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quarry engineer

53%

Overlap1

To mine electrical engineer

16 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

50.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 50.9

This move: 50.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mine electrical engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the quarry engineer 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine electrical engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quarry engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor mine costs information skills
already held monitor mine production information skills
already held mining engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
already held assess operating cost information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the mine electrical engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required

required, not held develop improvements to the electrical systems required
required, not held procure electrical machinery required
required, not held advise on mine equipment required
required, not held design circuits using CAD required

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required

required, not held electrical mine machinery manuals required
required, not held electrical engineering required
required, not held electronics required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held install electrical mining machinery required
required, not held maintain electrical mine machinery required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held supervise staff required

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine electrical engineer 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held design drawings knowledge
already held electricity knowledge
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
already held geology knowledge
already held maintain records of mining operations skill
already held manage emergency procedures skill
already held mine safety legislation knowledge
already held prepare scientific reports skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held address problems critically skill
already held assess operating cost skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mining engineering knowledge
already held monitor mine costs skill
already held monitor mine production skill
already held present reports skill

1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

14 held skills the mine electrical engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
not needed by the target role advise on mine development skill
not needed by the target role advise on mine production skill
not needed by the target role carry out geological explorations skill
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role geological mapping knowledge
not needed by the target role impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
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 mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role procure mechanical machinery skill
not needed by the target role write technical reports 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held electrical mine machinery manuals required
required, not held electrical engineering required
required, not held electronics required

Index

Other moves recorded from quarry engineer

Full index of moves from quarry engineer

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.