Table 1Transition record

hydrographic surveying techniciantocartographer

A hydrographic surveying technician already meets 50% of what the cartographer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hydrographic surveying technician

50%

Overlap1

To cartographer

20 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

55.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

apply digital mapping
cartography
collect mapping data
create GIS reports
create thematic maps
geographic information systems

What stands in the way is 6 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cartographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hydrographic surveying technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held collect mapping data information skills
already held geodesy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held perform surveying calculations information skills
already held process collected survey data information skills
already held create GIS reports information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 11 the cartographer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 10 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 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held compile GIS-data required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required

optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional
optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional
optional, not held study aerial photos optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held draft legends required
required, not held improve user-friendliness required

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
optional, not held design customised maps optional
optional, not held design graphics optional

03 working with computers 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held handle geospatial technologies required

optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held use software for data preservation optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

04 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required

required, not held empirical analysis required

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary

optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cartographer 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply digital mapping skill
already held cartography knowledge
already held collect mapping data skill
already held create GIS reports skill
already held create thematic maps skill
already held geographic information systems knowledge
already held geography knowledge
already held geomatics knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held topography knowledge
already held use geographic information systems skill
already held assist scientific research skill
already held collect data using GPS skill
already held geodesy knowledge
already held geology knowledge
already held perform surveying calculations skill
already held process collected survey data skill
already held surveying knowledge
already held surveying methods knowledge
already held use CAD software skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held legal research optional

08 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held photogrammetry optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional

23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional
optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
optional, not held design customised maps optional
optional, not held design graphics optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held photogrammetry optional
optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held study aerial photos optional
optional, not held use software for data preservation optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

25 held skills the cartographer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust surveying equipment skill
not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assist hydrographic surveys skill
not needed by the target role bathymetry knowledge
not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
not needed by the target role conduct research before survey skill
not needed by the target role conduct underwater surveys skill
not needed by the target role develop geological databases skill
not needed by the target role document survey operations skill
not needed by the target role hydrography knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret geophysical data skill
not needed by the target role morphology knowledge
not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
not needed by the target role operate marine machinery systems skill
not needed by the target role operate surveying instruments skill
not needed by the target role prepare geological map sections skill
not needed by the target role prepare surveying report skill
not needed by the target role provide information on geological characteristics skill
not needed by the target role record survey data skill
not needed by the target role survey techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role vessel safety equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

7 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 empirical analysis required
optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held photogrammetry optional
optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from hydrographic surveying technician

Full index of moves from hydrographic surveying 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.