Table 1Transition record

surveying techniciantohydrographic surveying technician

A surveying technician already meets 65% of what the hydrographic surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From surveying technician

65%

Overlap1

To hydrographic surveying technician

29 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

42.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

65%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the hydrographic surveying technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 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 hydrographic surveying technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a surveying technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust surveying equipment
cartography
collect mapping data
geodesy
geomatics
mathematics

What stands in the way is 7 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydrographic surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a surveying technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held adjust surveying equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held conduct research before survey information skills
already held geomatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held collect mapping data information skills
already held prepare surveying report information skills
already held survey techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 29 carried skills, including the 14 the hydrographic surveying technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held morphology required
required, not held bathymetry required
required, not held hydrography required

optional, not held oceanography optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held conduct underwater surveys required
required, not held document survey operations required

optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held write technical reports optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assist hydrographic surveys required

optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional

05 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hydrographic 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust surveying equipment skill
already held cartography knowledge
already held collect mapping data skill
already held geodesy knowledge
already held geomatics knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held operate surveying instruments skill
already held perform surveying calculations skill
already held prepare surveying report skill
already held record survey data skill
already held survey techniques knowledge
already held surveying knowledge
already held surveying methods knowledge
already held topography knowledge
already held apply digital mapping skill
already held collect data using GPS skill
already held collect geological data skill
already held conduct research before survey skill
already held create GIS reports skill
already held create thematic maps skill
already held develop geological databases skill
already held geographic information systems knowledge
already held geography knowledge
already held geology knowledge
already held interpret geophysical data skill
already held prepare geological map sections skill
already held process collected survey data skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use geographic information systems skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held oceanography optional
optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
optional, not held write technical reports optional

17 held skills the hydrographic surveying technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role calibrate precision instrument skill
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role compare survey computations skill
not needed by the target role compile GIS-data skill
not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
not needed by the target role determine property boundaries skill
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 perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role quantity surveying knowledge
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
not needed by the target role value properties skill

5 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 morphology required
required, not held bathymetry required
required, not held hydrography required
optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
optional, not held oceanography optional

Index

Other moves recorded from surveying technician

Full index of moves from 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.