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

air pollution analysttomud logger

A air pollution analyst already meets 27% of what the mud logger role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From air pollution analyst
27%
Overlap1
To mud logger
5 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
67.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 67.5

This move: 67.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the mud logger 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mud logger 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 test samples for pollutants information skills
  • already held collect samples handling and moving
  • already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the mud logger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 8 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, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct soil sample tests required
  • required, not held examine geochemical samples required
  • required, not held test oil samples required
  • required, not held perform sample testing required
  • optional, not held assess risks implied in rigging operations optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held chemical processes required
  • required, not held natural gas required
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held work safely with chemicals required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor equipment condition required
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held prepare samples for testing required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geology required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mud logger 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held collect samples skill
  • already held test samples for pollutants skill
  • already held write production reports skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held perform data analysis required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess risks implied in rigging operations optional
  • optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
23 held skills the mud logger 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 conduct inter-shift communication 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 train employees 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
  • required, not held chemical processes required
  • required, not held natural gas required
  • required, not held geology required
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.