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

soil surveying techniciantosoil scientist

A soil surveying technician already meets 61% of what the soil scientist role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From soil surveying technician
61%
Overlap1
To soil scientist
28 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
46.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.3/ 100

1 Share of the soil scientist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the soil surveying 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 soil scientist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a soil surveying technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on nature conservation
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory
  • conduct soil sample tests
  • ecology
  • gather experimental data
  • geology

What stands in the way is 3 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A soil scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a soil surveying technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held soil mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held adjust surveying equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held conduct soil sample tests information skills
  • already held prepare surveying report information skills
  • already held advise on nature conservation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held soil science natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 28 carried skills, including the 11 the soil scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 10 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held crop production principles required
  • optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
  • optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
  • optional, not held plant propagation optional
  • optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
  • optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
  • optional, not held fertilisation principles optional
02 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held European pesticide legislation required
03 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on fertiliser and herbicide optional
  • optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
  • optional, not held implement biodiversity action plans optional
  • optional, not held liaise with crop growers optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held hydrology optional
  • optional, not held climate change impact optional
06 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
  • optional, not held ensure soil fertility optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a soil scientist 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on nature conservation skill
  • already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • already held conduct soil sample tests skill
  • already held ecology knowledge
  • already held gather experimental data skill
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held soil mechanics knowledge
  • already held soil science knowledge
  • already held soil structure knowledge
  • already held write work-related reports skill
  • already held adjust surveying equipment skill
  • already held agroforestry knowledge
  • already held agronomy knowledge
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held collect samples skill
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held conduct field work skill
  • already held conduct land surveys skill
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held laboratory techniques knowledge
  • already held operate surveying instruments skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held prepare surveying report skill
  • already held record survey data skill
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held surveying methods knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect agricultural fields optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop irrigation strategies optional
10 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held government policy optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on fertiliser and herbicide optional
  • optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
  • optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
  • optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
  • optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
  • optional, not held develop irrigation strategies optional
  • optional, not held ensure soil fertility optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held hydrology optional
  • optional, not held implement biodiversity action plans optional
  • optional, not held inspect agricultural fields optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held liaise with crop growers optional
  • optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
  • optional, not held plant propagation optional
  • optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
  • optional, not held climate change impact optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held fertilisation principles optional
  • optional, not held government policy optional
9 held skills the soil scientist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor geotechnical structures skill
  • not needed by the target role topography knowledge
16 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 European pesticide legislation required
  • required, not held crop production principles required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
  • optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
  • optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held hydrology optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
  • optional, not held plant propagation optional
  • optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
  • optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
  • optional, not held climate change impact optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held fertilisation principles optional
  • optional, not held government policy optional
Index

Other moves recorded from soil surveying technician

Full index of moves from soil surveying 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.