Table 1Transition record

soil surveying techniciantosurveying technician

A soil surveying technician already meets 44% of what the surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From soil surveying technician

44%

Overlap1

To surveying technician

17 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

60.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.5

This move: 60.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the surveying technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the soil surveying technician 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a soil surveying technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held adjust surveying equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held prepare surveying report information skills
already held surveying methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held operate surveying instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held record survey data information skills
already held surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the surveying technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 4 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held compare survey computations required
required, not held interpret geophysical data required
required, not held perform surveying calculations required
required, not held process collected survey data required

optional, not held collect geological data optional
optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
optional, not held collect mapping data optional
optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
optional, not held create GIS reports optional
optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
optional, not held value properties optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required

required, not held geographic information systems required
required, not held geodesy required
required, not held geomatics required
required, not held survey techniques required

03 working with computers 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held use technical drawing software required

optional, not held develop geological databases optional
optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
optional, not held create thematic maps optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held quantity surveying optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held calibrate precision instrument required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a surveying technician 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust surveying equipment skill
already held cartography knowledge
already held conduct land surveys skill
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held operate surveying instruments skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held prepare surveying report skill
already held record survey data skill
already held surveying knowledge
already held surveying methods knowledge
already held topography knowledge
already held civil engineering knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held geography knowledge
already held geology knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held urban planning law optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held collect geological data optional
optional, not held develop geological databases optional
optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
optional, not held collect mapping data optional
optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
optional, not held create GIS reports optional
optional, not held create thematic maps optional
optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
optional, not held value properties optional

20 held skills the surveying technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
not needed by the target role conduct soil sample tests skill
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor geotechnical structures skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role soil mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

7 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 geographic information systems required
required, not held geodesy required
required, not held geomatics required
required, not held survey techniques required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from soil surveying technician

Full index of moves from soil surveying technician

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.