Table 1Transition record

underground minertounderground heavy equipment operator

A underground miner already meets 52% of what the underground heavy equipment operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From underground miner

52%

Overlap1

To underground heavy equipment operator

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

51.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.2

This move: 51.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the underground heavy equipment operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the underground 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A underground heavy equipment operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a underground miner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate a range of underground mining equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate mining tools handling and moving
already held operate hydraulic pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate drilling equipment handling and moving
already held health and safety hazards underground services
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the underground heavy equipment operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 3 required

required, not held communicate mine equipment information required
required, not held conduct inter-shift communication required
required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required

02 constructing 1 required

required, not held inspect heavy underground mining machinery required

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held make independent operating decisions required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 11 supplementary

optional, not held operate LHD optional
optional, not held operate continuous miner optional
optional, not held operate longwall mining equipment optional
optional, not held operate powered roof support optional
optional, not held operate production drilling machine optional
optional, not held operate roof bolter optional
optional, not held operate scaler optional
optional, not held operate shuttle car optional
optional, not held operate drilling jumbo optional
optional, not held operate shotcreter optional
optional, not held operate tunnelling machine optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a underground heavy equipment operator 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held address problems critically skill
already held electricity knowledge
already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held operate mining tools skill
already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held operate a range of underground mining equipment skill
already held operate drilling equipment skill
already held operate hydraulic pumps skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held operate LHD optional
optional, not held operate continuous miner optional
optional, not held operate longwall mining equipment optional
optional, not held operate powered roof support optional
optional, not held operate production drilling machine optional
optional, not held operate roof bolter optional
optional, not held operate scaler optional
optional, not held operate shuttle car optional
optional, not held operate drilling jumbo optional
optional, not held operate shotcreter optional
optional, not held operate tunnelling machine optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional

2 held skills the underground heavy equipment operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role geology knowledge
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill

Index

Other moves recorded from underground miner

Full index of moves from underground miner

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.