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

environmental geologisttomine geologist

A environmental geologist already meets 33% of what the mine geologist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental geologist
33%
Overlap1
To mine geologist
7 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
64.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 64.7

This move: 64.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the mine geologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental geologist 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine geologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental geologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop site remediation strategies management skills
  • already held advise on mining environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held negotiate land access communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the mine geologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction required
  • required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
  • required, not held provide information on geological characteristics required
  • required, not held prepare scientific reports required
  • optional, not held advise on mine development optional
  • optional, not held advise on mine equipment optional
  • optional, not held advise on mine production optional
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held plan mine operations required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held determine characteristics of mineral deposits required
  • optional, not held maintain records of mining operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor mine production optional
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geology required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use mine planning software required
06 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held logging optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine geologist 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 address problems critically skill
  • already held advise on mining environmental issues skill
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held communicate on minerals issues skill
  • already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
  • already held develop site remediation strategies skill
  • already held negotiate land access skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dimension stone optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on mine development optional
  • optional, not held advise on mine equipment optional
  • optional, not held advise on mine production optional
  • optional, not held dimension stone optional
  • optional, not held logging optional
  • optional, not held maintain records of mining operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor mine production optional
  • optional, not held assess operating cost optional
12 held skills the mine geologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role archaeology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct erosion control skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct sediment control skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine geochemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role study groundwater skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software 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 geology required
  • optional, not held dimension stone optional
  • optional, not held logging 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.