Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

air pollution analysttomineral processing operator

A air pollution analyst already meets 32% of what the mineral processing operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From air pollution analyst
32%
Overlap1
To mineral processing operator
6 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
58.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.9/ 100

1 Share of the mineral processing operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the air pollution analyst 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.

Why

Why this move works

A mineral processing operator role treats 3 of its required skills as things a air pollution analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • collect samples
  • conduct inter-shift communication
  • troubleshoot

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mineral processing operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a air pollution analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held write production reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held collect samples handling and moving
  • already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the mineral processing operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate raw mineral separation equipment required
  • required, not held operate raw mineral size reduction equipment required
  • optional, not held operate wash plant optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held handle chemicals required
  • required, not held mix treating materials required
  • optional, not held handle mining plant waste optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test raw minerals optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mineral processing 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held collect samples skill
  • already held conduct inter-shift communication skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held write production reports skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held bioleaching optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate wash plant optional
  • optional, not held bioleaching optional
  • optional, not held handle mining plant waste optional
  • optional, not held test raw minerals optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
22 held skills the mineral processing operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage air quality skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role perform environmental investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
  • not needed by the target role urban pollution implications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
  • not needed by the target role work with chemicals 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
  • optional, not held bioleaching optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index
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.