surface minertoexplosives engineer
A surface miner already meets 28% of what the explosives engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 70.1 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the explosives engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the surface miner 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 · What you already bring
Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A explosives engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a surface miner background worth leading with.
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held address problems critically communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held electricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity
All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the explosives engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 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.
- required, not held decide quantity of explosives required required
- required, not held examine prospective blast area required
- required, not held report misfires required
- required, not held report outcome of blast required
- required, not held explosives required
- required, not held safety engineering required
- optional, not held mine safety legislation optional
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
- required, not held sequence explosions required
- required, not held handle explosives required
- required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- optional, not held safely detonate explosives optional
- optional, not held signal for explosion optional
- required, not held issue drilling instructions required
- optional, not held present reports optional
- required, not held chemistry required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a explosives engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 decide quantity of explosives required skill · occupation specific
- 02 issue drilling instructions skill · occupation specific
- 03 sequence explosions skill · occupation specific
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 address problems critically skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held geology knowledge
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- already held troubleshoot skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held mine safety legislation optional
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
- optional, not held safely detonate explosives optional
- optional, not held signal for explosion optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
9 held skills the explosives engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate front loader skill
- not needed by the target role operate hydraulic pumps skill
- not needed by the target role operate mining tools skill
- not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held explosives required
- required, not held chemistry required
- required, not held safety engineering required
- optional, not held mine safety legislation optional
- optional, not held mining engineering optional
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.