Table 1Transition record

material testing techniciantogeology technician

A material testing technician already meets 24% of what the geology technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From material testing technician

24%

Overlap1

To geology technician

11 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

78.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

78.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the geology technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the material testing 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 geology technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a material testing technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply safety procedures in laboratory
assist scientific research
collect samples
collect samples for analysis
conduct field work
operate scientific measuring equipment

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held conduct soil sample tests information skills
already held collect samples handling and moving
already held conduct field work information skills
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity
already held operate scientific measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the geology technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 47 missing skills fall into 9 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 6 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held collect geological data required
required, not held test raw minerals required
required, not held apply scientific methods required
required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held perform sample testing required

optional, not held assist with geophysical surveys optional
optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
optional, not held monitor geotechnical structures optional
optional, not held plan geotechnical investigations in the field optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
optional, not held create GIS reports optional
optional, not held investigate soil stability optional
optional, not held prepare surveying report optional
optional, not held process data optional
optional, not held study aerial photos optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held geological time scale required
required, not held mathematics required
required, not held percolation required
required, not held statistics required

optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held geochemistry optional
optional, not held geodesy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held prepare scientific reports required
required, not held write production reports required

optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
optional, not held liaise with geology professionals optional
optional, not held negotiate land access optional
optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held troubleshoot optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held work ergonomically required

optional, not held assess environmental impact optional

05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held prepare samples for testing required

optional, not held maintain cores optional

06 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a geology 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held assist scientific research skill
already held collect samples skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
already held conduct field work skill
already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
already held record test data skill
already held conduct soil sample tests skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held physics knowledge
already held provide technical expertise skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held cartography required

08 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 spreadsheets software optional

09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental legislation optional

31 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
optional, not held assist with geophysical surveys optional
optional, not held develop geological databases optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
optional, not held liaise with geology professionals optional
optional, not held maintain cores optional
optional, not held monitor geotechnical structures optional
optional, not held negotiate land access optional
optional, not held plan geotechnical investigations in the field optional
optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
optional, not held create GIS reports optional
optional, not held create thematic maps optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held geochemistry optional
optional, not held geodesy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held investigate soil stability optional
optional, not held prepare surveying report optional
optional, not held process data optional
optional, not held study aerial photos optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held troubleshoot optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

18 held skills the geology technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advanced materials knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of materials skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role rubber technology knowledge
not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill

12 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 cartography required
required, not held geological time scale required
required, not held mathematics required
required, not held percolation required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
required, not held statistics required
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held geochemistry optional
optional, not held geodesy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from material testing technician

Full index of moves from material testing 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.