Table 1Transition record

mineral processing operatortosurface miner

A mineral processing operator already meets 34% of what the surface miner role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mineral processing operator

34%

Overlap1

To surface miner

5 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

55.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.6

This move: 55.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the surface miner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mineral processing operator 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surface miner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mineral processing operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform minor repairs to equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held electricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held work ergonomically assisting and caring
already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the surface miner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 5 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate hydraulic pumps required
required, not held drive vehicles required

optional, not held operate front loader optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held excavation techniques required
required, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held address problems critically required

optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held operate mining tools required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a surface miner 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held electricity knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held operate front loader optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional

14 held skills the surface miner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role bioleaching knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples skill
not needed by the target role conduct inter-shift communication skill
not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
not needed by the target role handle mining plant waste skill
not needed by the target role mix treating materials skill
not needed by the target role operate raw mineral separation equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate raw mineral size reduction equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate wash plant skill
not needed by the target role test raw minerals skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role write production reports skill

3 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 excavation techniques required
required, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations required
optional, not held geology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from mineral processing operator

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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.