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

land surveyortogeographic information systems specialist

A land surveyor already meets 64% of what the geographic information systems specialist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From land surveyor
64%
Overlap1
To geographic information systems specialist
25 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
41.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.6/ 100

1 Share of the geographic information systems specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the land 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.

Why

Why this move works

A geographic information systems specialist role treats 14 of its required skills as things a land surveyor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply digital mapping
  • cartography
  • collect mapping data
  • compile GIS-data
  • create GIS reports
  • create thematic maps

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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A geographic information systems specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a land surveyor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held compile GIS-data information skills
  • already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held photogrammetry engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held collect mapping data information skills
  • already held perform surveying calculations information skills
  • already held process collected survey data information skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 14 the geographic information systems specialist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 7 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, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required
  • required, not held geological mapping required
  • required, not held statistics required
03 working with computers 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held use databases required
  • optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
  • optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
  • optional, not held perform image editing optional
  • optional, not held prepare visual data optional
  • optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held environmental design required
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a geographic information systems specialist 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply digital mapping skill
  • already held cartography knowledge
  • already held collect mapping data skill
  • already held compile GIS-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 perform surveying calculations skill
  • already held process collected survey data skill
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
  • already held collect data using GPS skill
  • already held collect geological data skill
  • already held conduct land surveys skill
  • already held develop geological databases skill
  • already held geodesy knowledge
  • already held interpret geophysical data skill
  • already held operate surveying instruments skill
  • already held photogrammetry knowledge
  • already held surveying methods knowledge
  • already held topography knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
  • optional, not held perform image editing optional
  • optional, not held prepare visual data optional
  • optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
28 held skills the geographic information systems specialist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust surveying equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compare survey computations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research before survey skill
  • not needed by the target role create cadastral maps skill
  • not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role determine property boundaries skill
  • not needed by the target role document survey operations skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role geology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research 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 quantity surveying knowledge
  • not needed by the target role record survey data skill
  • not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
  • not needed by the target role value properties skill
5 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 environmental design required
  • required, not held geological mapping required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
Index

Other moves recorded from land surveyor

Full index of moves from land 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.