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

hydrographic surveyortosurveying technician

A hydrographic surveyor already meets 67% of what the surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hydrographic surveyor
67%
Overlap1
To surveying technician
30 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
38.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 38.4

This move: 38.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the surveying technician 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surveying technician 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 geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held compile GIS-data information skills
  • already held prepare surveying report information skills

All 30 carried skills, including the 16 the surveying technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct land surveys required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held value properties optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held civil engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
03 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held survey techniques required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held calibrate precision instrument required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a surveying 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 30 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust surveying equipment skill
  • already held cartography knowledge
  • already held compare survey computations skill
  • already held geodesy knowledge
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held geomatics knowledge
  • already held interpret geophysical data skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held operate surveying instruments skill
  • already held perform surveying calculations skill
  • already held prepare surveying report skill
  • already held process collected survey data skill
  • already held record survey data skill
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held surveying methods knowledge
  • already held topography knowledge
  • 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 develop geological databases skill
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held prepare geological map sections skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held civil engineering optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
  • optional, not held value properties optional
14 held skills the surveying technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • 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 calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct underwater surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role design scientific equipment 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 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
  • not needed by the target role study aerial photos 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 survey techniques required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held civil engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles 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.