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

land plannertohydrographic surveyor

A land planner already meets 40% of what the hydrographic surveyor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From land planner
40%
Overlap1
To hydrographic surveyor
16 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
63.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.6/ 100

1 Share of the hydrographic surveyor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the land planner 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 hydrographic surveyor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a land planner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • compare survey computations
  • document survey operations
  • geodesy
  • operate surveying instruments
  • perform surveying calculations
  • record survey data

What stands in the way is 11 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydrographic surveyor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a land planner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held compare survey computations information skills
  • already held document survey operations information skills
  • already held compile GIS-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

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the hydrographic surveyor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held bathymetry required
  • required, not held hydrography required
  • required, not held hydrology required
  • required, not held geomatics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
02 information skills 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct underwater surveys required
  • required, not held collect mapping data required
  • required, not held prepare surveying report required
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
  • optional, not held create GIS reports optional
  • optional, not held study aerial photos optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust surveying equipment required
  • required, not held calibrate electronic instruments required
  • optional, not held assist hydrographic surveys optional
  • optional, not held steer vessels optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held cartography required
05 working with computers 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held create thematic maps optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hydrographic 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held compare survey computations skill
  • already held document survey operations skill
  • already held geodesy knowledge
  • already held operate surveying instruments skill
  • already held perform surveying calculations 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 collect data using GPS skill
  • already held compile GIS-data skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held process collected survey data skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist hydrographic surveys optional
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
  • optional, not held steer vessels optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
  • optional, not held create GIS reports optional
  • optional, not held create thematic maps optional
  • optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
  • optional, not held study aerial photos optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
22 held skills the hydrographic surveyor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on architectural matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on use of land skill
  • not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role determine property boundaries skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
  • not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role rural development strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role zoning codes knowledge
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 bathymetry required
  • required, not held cartography required
  • required, not held hydrography required
  • required, not held hydrology required
  • required, not held geomatics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from land planner

Full index of moves from land planner

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.