Table 1Transition record

chemical engineertoenvironmental mining engineer

A chemical engineer already meets 44% of what the environmental mining engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical engineer

44%

Overlap1

To environmental mining engineer

11 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

57.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.6

This move: 57.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the environmental mining engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical engineer 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental mining engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess environmental impact assisting and caring
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
already held biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held use technical drawing software working with computers

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate on minerals issues required
required, not held communicate on the environmental impact of mining required
required, not held address problems critically required
required, not held prepare scientific reports required
required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
optional, not held present reports optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
required, not held civil engineering required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional

03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop environmental policy required
required, not held supervise staff required

optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held manage environmental impact required

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held maintain records of mining operations required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental mining engineer 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess environmental impact skill
already held chemistry knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held biology knowledge

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional
optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
optional, not held present reports optional

95 held skills the environmental mining engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assess hydrogen production technologies skill
not needed by the target role assess the feasibility of implementing developments skill
not needed by the target role basic chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical preservation knowledge
not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role design optical systems skill
not needed by the target role design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role develop chemical products skill
not needed by the target role develop components separation processes skill
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role develop pharmaceutical drugs skill
not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
not needed by the target role drug administration regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
not needed by the target role evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process skill
not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
not needed by the target role examine samples in dermatology skill
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
not needed by the target role good manufacturing practices knowledge
not needed by the target role green chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge

55 further entries not listed here

4 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 mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
required, not held civil engineering required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from chemical engineer

Full index of moves from chemical engineer

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.