mine geologisttomine planning engineer
A mine geologist already meets 47% of what the mine planning engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
47%
52.4/ 100
1 Share of the mine planning engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mine geologist 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 this move works
A mine planning engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a mine geologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- address problems critically
- advise on mine equipment
- geology
- monitor mine production
- prepare scientific reports
- supervise staff
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 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine planning engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine geologist background worth leading with.
- already held advise on mine equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use mine planning software working with computers
- already held monitor mine production information skills
- already held assess operating cost information skills
- already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the mine planning engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 13 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.
- required, not held generate reconciliation reports required
- required, not held maintain plans of a mining site required
- optional, not held evaluate mine development projects optional
- optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
- required, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- required, not held mining engineering required
- optional, not held mine safety legislation optional
- required, not held schedule mine production required
- optional, not held mine dump design optional
- required, not held interface with anti-mining lobbyists required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
- optional, not held minerals laws optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine planning engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 generate reconciliation reports skill · occupation specific
- 02 impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge · sector specific
- 03 interface with anti-mining lobbyists skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held advise on mine equipment skill
- already held geology knowledge
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held use mine planning software skill
- already held assess operating cost skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held evaluate mine development projects optional
- optional, not held mine safety legislation optional
- optional, not held minerals laws optional
- optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
- optional, not held mine dump design optional
- optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
16 held skills the mine planning engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
- not needed by the target role advise on mine development skill
- not needed by the target role advise on mine production skill
- not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate on minerals issues skill
- not needed by the target role communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
- not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role determine characteristics of mineral deposits skill
- not needed by the target role develop site remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role dimension stone knowledge
- not needed by the target role logging knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain records of mining operations skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate land access skill
- not needed by the target role plan mine operations skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on geological characteristics skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- required, not held mining engineering required
- optional, not held mine safety legislation optional
- optional, not held minerals laws optional
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.