Table 1Transition record

shotfirertosurface miner

A shotfirer already meets 31% of what the surface miner role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From shotfirer

31%

Overlap1

To surface miner

4 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

57.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.4

This move: 57.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the surface miner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the shotfirer 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surface miner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a shotfirer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held electricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held work ergonomically assisting and caring
already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the surface miner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate hydraulic pumps required
required, not held drive vehicles required
required, not held perform minor repairs to equipment required

optional, not held operate front loader optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held address problems critically required

optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held excavation techniques required

optional, not held mechanics optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held operate mining tools required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a surface miner 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
already held troubleshoot skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held electricity knowledge

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held operate front loader optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional

16 held skills the surface miner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role check borehole depth skill
not needed by the target role connect blasting circuit skill
not needed by the target role examine area after blast skill
not needed by the target role examine prospective blast area skill
not needed by the target role explosives knowledge
not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
not needed by the target role handle explosives skill
not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
not needed by the target role insert charges into drill holes skill
not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
not needed by the target role marksmanship knowledge
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role report misfires skill
not needed by the target role report outcome of blast skill
not needed by the target role safely detonate explosives skill
not needed by the target role signal for explosion 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 excavation techniques required
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from shotfirer

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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.