Table 1Transition record

groundwater monitoring techniciantoenvironmental technician

A groundwater monitoring technician already meets 30% of what the environmental technician role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.

From groundwater monitoring technician

30%

Overlap1

To environmental technician

21 Skills carried over

26 Required, not held

77.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance A rebuild

77.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the environmental technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the groundwater monitoring technician 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 environmental technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a groundwater monitoring technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on environmental remediation
advise on soil and water protection
analyse environmental data
chemistry
collect samples
collect samples for analysis

What stands in the way is 26 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a groundwater monitoring technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held investigate contamination information skills
already held investigate pollution information skills
already held develop environmental remediation strategies management skills
already held advise on soil and water protection communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess contamination information skills
already held advise on environmental remediation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the environmental technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 48 missing skills fall into 11 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 9 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held analyse information processes required
required, not held analyse experimental laboratory data required
required, not held advise on environmental risk management systems required
required, not held analyse big data required
required, not held analyse energy consumption required
required, not held apply numeracy skills required
required, not held conduct environmental site assessments required
required, not held document analysis results required
required, not held process data required

optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required

required, not held predictive maintenance required
required, not held energy efficiency required
required, not held human-robot collaboration required
required, not held alternative energy required
required, not held electrical engineering required
required, not held electronics required

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held Internet of Things required
required, not held principles of artificial intelligence required
required, not held machine learning required
required, not held virtual reality required

optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held data storage optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on carbon emissions reduction required
required, not held advise on chemical use reduction required

optional, not held implement environmental action plans optional
optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held listen actively optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assess environmental impact required

optional, not held perform environmental remediation optional
optional, not held avoid contamination optional
optional, not held secure working area optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held quality assurance methodologies required

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held design thinking optional
optional, not held supply chain management optional
optional, not held supply chain principles optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental technician 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on environmental remediation skill
already held advise on soil and water protection skill
already held analyse environmental data skill
already held chemistry knowledge
already held collect samples skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held report on environmental issues skill
already held test samples for pollutants skill
already held advise on pollution prevention skill
already held assess contamination skill
already held develop environmental remediation strategies skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held investigate contamination skill
already held investigate pollution skill
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held promote environmental awareness skill
already held report pollution incidents skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held remote sensing techniques required

optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held radioactive contamination optional

08 education 1 required

required, not held metrology required

09 management skills 1 required

required, not held mitigate waste of resources required

10 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held cyber security optional
optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional

11 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held cyber security optional
optional, not held data storage optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held implement environmental action plans optional
optional, not held perform environmental remediation optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held avoid contamination optional
optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
optional, not held design thinking optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
optional, not held secure working area optional
optional, not held supply chain management optional
optional, not held supply chain principles optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

20 held skills the environmental technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess groundwater environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role fresh water ecosystems knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
not needed by the target role operate water purifying equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform water analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform water chemistry analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform water testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role study groundwater skill
not needed by the target role test chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role treat contaminated water skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis knowledge

24 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 predictive maintenance required
required, not held Internet of Things required
required, not held energy efficiency required
required, not held human-robot collaboration required
required, not held principles of artificial intelligence required
required, not held alternative energy required
required, not held electrical engineering required
required, not held electronics required
required, not held machine learning required
required, not held metrology required
required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
required, not held remote sensing techniques required
required, not held virtual reality required
optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held cyber security optional
optional, not held data storage optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
optional, not held design thinking optional
optional, not held supply chain management optional
optional, not held supply chain principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from groundwater monitoring technician

Full index of moves from groundwater monitoring technician

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.