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

soil scientisttosurveying technician

A soil scientist already meets 27% of what the surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From soil scientist
27%
Overlap1
To surveying technician
9 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
75 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance A rebuild

75/ 100

1 Share of the surveying technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the soil scientist 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 surveying technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a soil scientist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust surveying equipment
  • conduct land surveys
  • operate surveying instruments
  • perform scientific research
  • prepare surveying report
  • record survey data

What stands in the way is 15 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 9 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 soil scientist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held adjust surveying equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held prepare surveying report information skills
  • already held surveying methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate surveying instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held record survey data information skills
  • already held surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the surveying technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held geographic information systems required
  • required, not held geodesy required
  • required, not held geomatics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held survey techniques required
  • optional, not held geography optional
02 information skills 4 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held compare survey computations required
  • required, not held interpret geophysical data required
  • required, not held perform surveying calculations required
  • required, not held process collected survey data required
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held collect mapping data optional
  • optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
  • optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
  • optional, not held create GIS reports optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held value properties optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held cartography required
  • required, not held topography required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held civil engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
04 working with computers 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
  • 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 CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held calibrate precision instrument 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust surveying equipment skill
  • already held conduct land surveys skill
  • already held operate surveying instruments skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held prepare surveying report skill
  • already held record survey data skill
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held surveying methods knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held quantity surveying optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held civil engineering optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held collect mapping data optional
  • optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
  • optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
  • optional, not held create GIS reports optional
  • optional, not held create thematic maps optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
  • optional, not held value properties optional
45 held skills the surveying technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role European pesticide legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on fertiliser and herbicide skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
  • not needed by the target role agricultural equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agronomical production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • not needed by the target role apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role climate change impact knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect samples skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct soil sample tests skill
  • not needed by the target role conservation agriculture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop irrigation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop scientific research protocols skill
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure soil fertility skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fertilisation principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
  • not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement biodiversity action plans skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect agricultural fields skill
  • not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with crop growers skill
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role plant harvest methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plant propagation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge

5 further entries not listed here

14 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 geographic information systems required
  • required, not held topography required
  • required, not held geodesy required
  • required, not held geomatics required
  • required, not held mathematics 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 civil engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held urban planning law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from soil scientist

Full index of moves from soil scientist

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.