Table 1Transition record

remote sensing techniciantosurveying technician

A remote sensing technician already meets 42% of what the surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From remote sensing technician

42%

Overlap1

To surveying technician

22 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

63.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.1

This move: 63.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the surveying technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the remote sensing 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a remote sensing technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held compile GIS-data information skills
already held collect mapping data information skills
already held geodesy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held develop geological databases working with computers
already held prepare geological map sections communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 8 the surveying technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 7 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held compare survey computations required
required, not held conduct land surveys required
required, not held record survey data required
required, not held perform scientific research required
required, not held perform surveying calculations required
required, not held prepare surveying report required
required, not held process collected survey data required

optional, not held collect geological data optional
optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
optional, not held value properties optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required

required, not held operate surveying instruments required
required, not held adjust surveying equipment required
required, not held calibrate precision instrument required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held surveying methods required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use technical drawing software required

optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held survey techniques required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a surveying 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held cartography knowledge
already held geodesy knowledge
already held geographic information systems knowledge
already held geomatics knowledge
already held interpret geophysical data skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held surveying knowledge
already held topography knowledge
already held apply digital mapping skill
already held civil engineering knowledge
already held collect data using GPS skill
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 develop geological databases skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held geography knowledge
already held geology knowledge
already held prepare geological map sections skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use geographic information systems skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held urban planning law optional

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held collect geological data optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
optional, not held value properties optional

19 held skills the surveying technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Earth science knowledge
not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
not needed by the target role collect real-time geolocation information skill
not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research on climate processes skill
not needed by the target role create cadastral maps skill
not needed by the target role create strategic maps skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role geophysics knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret visual literacy skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
not needed by the target role operate remote sensing equipment skill
not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
not needed by the target role remote sensing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role research remote sensing technologies skill
not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
not needed by the target role study radar images skill

6 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 surveying methods required
required, not held survey techniques required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from remote sensing technician

Full index of moves from remote sensing 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.