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

hydrographic surveyortoland surveyor

A hydrographic surveyor already meets 61% of what the land surveyor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hydrographic surveyor
61%
Overlap1
To land surveyor
35 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
47.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 47.4

This move: 47.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the land surveyor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hydrographic surveyor 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A land surveyor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hydrographic surveyor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held adjust surveying equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held compare survey computations information skills
  • already held conduct research before survey information skills
  • already held document survey operations information skills
  • already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held compile GIS-data information skills

All 35 carried skills, including the 15 the land surveyor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 6 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct land surveys required
  • required, not held determine property boundaries required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held value properties optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
  • optional, not held create cadastral maps optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a land surveyor 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust surveying equipment skill
  • already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • already held cartography knowledge
  • already held compare survey computations skill
  • already held document survey operations skill
  • already held geodesy knowledge
  • already held geomatics knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held operate surveying instruments skill
  • already held perform surveying calculations skill
  • already held prepare surveying report skill
  • already held record survey data skill
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held surveying methods knowledge
  • already held topography knowledge
  • already held advise architects skill
  • already held apply digital mapping skill
  • already held collect data using GPS skill
  • already held collect geological data skill
  • already held collect mapping data skill
  • already held compile GIS-data skill
  • already held conduct research before survey skill
  • already held create GIS reports skill
  • already held create thematic maps skill
  • already held design scientific equipment skill
  • already held develop geological databases skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held interpret geophysical data skill
  • already held prepare geological map sections skill
  • already held process collected survey data skill
  • already held study aerial photos skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held create cadastral maps optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
  • optional, not held value properties optional
9 held skills the land surveyor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assist hydrographic surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role bathymetry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct underwater surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role hydrography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide information on geological characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role steer vessels skill
8 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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from hydrographic surveyor

Full index of moves from hydrographic surveyor

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.