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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
77 skills listed by ESCO, 46 of them essential. 77 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 77, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
| address problems critically | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| advise on mine equipment |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| apply safety management | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess operating cost | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| communicate on minerals issues | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate on the environmental impact of mining | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate with customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances | skill | essential | 3 |
| deputise for the mine manager | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop health and safety strategies in mining | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| electricity | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with environmental legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with safety legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure mining records are maintained | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate mine development projects | skill | essential | 3 |
| forecast organisational risks | skill | essential | 3 |
| fuel gas | skill | essential | 3 |
| gas market | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify process improvements | skill | essential | 3 |
| impact of geological factors on mining operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| inform on workplace safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect mine safety conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| interface with anti-mining lobbyists | skill | essential | 3 |
| leadership principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain plans of a mining site | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage commercial risks | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage emergency procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage heavy equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage medium term objectives | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage mining plant equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| mine safety legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| mining engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor mine costs | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor mine production | skill | essential | 3 |
| natural gas | skill | essential | 3 |
| optimise financial performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| oversee mine planning activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan medium to long term objectives | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare scientific reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| present reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| report on production results | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| supervise staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| think proactively | skill | essential | 3 |
| use mine planning software | skill | essential | 3 |
| write production reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 3 |
| abide by business ethical code of conducts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adhere to organisational guidelines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on geology for mineral extraction | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply transportation management concepts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess potential oil yield | skill | desirable | 2 |
| business analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| business management principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design plant waste procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| economics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electrical engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fossil fuels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health and safety hazards underground | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret extraction data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| investigate mine accidents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with geology professionals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with well test engineers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanical engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor extraction logging operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oil rig legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare extraction proposals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare well formation evaluation programmes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide petroleum engineering support | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report well results | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise worker safety | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train employees in mine safety | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train mine engineers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| troubleshoot | skill | desirable | 2 |
| well testing operations | skill | desirable | 2 |