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

drillertoshotfirer

A driller already meets 29% of what the shotfirer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From driller
29%
Overlap1
To shotfirer
7 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
68.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.5/ 100

1 Share of the shotfirer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the driller 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 shotfirer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a driller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • check borehole depth
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • troubleshoot
  • work ergonomically

What stands in the way is 12 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shotfirer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a driller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held check borehole depth constructing
  • already held health and safety hazards underground services
  • already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held provide first aid assisting and caring
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring
  • already held work ergonomically assisting and caring

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the shotfirer 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 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held examine area after blast required
  • required, not held examine prospective blast area required
  • required, not held report misfires required
  • optional, not held report outcome of blast optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held safely detonate explosives required
  • required, not held signal for explosion required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held explosives required
  • required, not held electricity required
04 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held handle explosives required
  • required, not held insert charges into drill holes required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held make independent operating decisions required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held marksmanship required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shotfirer 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check borehole depth skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
  • already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
  • already held provide first aid skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held connect blasting circuit required
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held report outcome of blast optional
12 held skills the shotfirer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role coordinate drilling skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect water wells skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate core drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate drilling jumbo skill
  • not needed by the target role position drills skill
  • not needed by the target role record drilling skill
  • not needed by the target role set up drilling rigs skill
  • not needed by the target role transport drilling rigs 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 explosives required
  • required, not held marksmanship required
  • required, not held electricity required
Index

Other moves recorded from driller

Full index of moves from driller

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.