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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
190 skills listed by ESCO, 142 of them essential. 190 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 190, 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 geology for mineral extraction | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on mine development | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on mine equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on mine production | skill | essential | 3 |
| alcohol fuels | skill | essential | 3 |
| alloys of precious metals | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse drill engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| analytical chemistry | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply health and safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply safety procedures in laboratory | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess suitability of metal types for specific application | skill | essential | 3 |
| biodiesel | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out geological explorations | skill | essential | 3 |
| characteristics of precious metals | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemical processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemical technologies in metal manufacture | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemistry | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| compile reservoir performance plans | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct metallurgical structural analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| connect equipment to wellheads | skill | essential | 3 |
| control pumping operations in petroleum production | skill | essential | 3 |
| cope with challenging circumstances in the mining sector | skill | essential | 3 |
| deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances | skill | essential | 3 |
| decide quantity of explosives required | skill | essential | 3 |
| design drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| design drill programmes | skill | essential | 3 |
| design natural gas processing systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| design well flow systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| design well-head equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| design well paths | skill | essential | 3 |
| determine flow rate enhancement | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop alternative mining methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop health and safety strategies in mining | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop new installations | 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 health and safety in manufacturing | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure public safety and security | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate mine development projects | skill | essential | 3 |
| examine prospective blast area | skill | essential | 3 |
| explosives | skill | essential | 3 |
| ferrous metal processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| fossil fuels | skill | essential | 3 |
| generate reconciliation reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| geology | skill | essential | 3 |
| good laboratory practice | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle explosives | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle waste rock | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify process improvements | skill | essential | 3 |
| impact of geological factors on mining operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| interface with anti-mining lobbyists | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret extraction data | skill | essential | 3 |
| investigate mine accidents | skill | essential | 3 |
| issue drilling instructions | skill | essential | 3 |
| join metals | skill | essential | 3 |
| laboratory techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with mine professionals | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with specialist contractors for well operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with well test engineers | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain plans of a mining site | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain records of mining operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| make independent operating decisions | skill | essential | 3 |
| make time-critical decisions | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage drilling contracts | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage drilling team | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage emergency procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage environmental impact | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage fluid production in gas | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage mineral processing plant | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage mineral testing procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage production fluid in oil production | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage service contracts in the drilling industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage well interaction | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate metal | skill | essential | 3 |
| materials engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| mathematics | skill | essential | 3 |
| mechanical engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| mechanics | skill | essential | 3 |
| metal and metal ore products | skill | essential | 3 |
| metal forming technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| mine safety legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| mining engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor extraction logging operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor fuel storage tanks | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor manufacturing quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor mine production | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor well costs | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor well operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor well safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| natural gas | skill | essential | 3 |
| negotiate land acquisition | skill | essential | 3 |
| non-ferrous metal processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| organize chemical reagents | skill | essential | 3 |
| oxidation | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform laboratory tests | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform metal work | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform sample testing | skill | essential | 3 |
| petroleum | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan oil wells | skill | essential | 3 |
| precious metal processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| precious metals | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare extraction proposals | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare samples for testing | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare scientific reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare well data sheets | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare well formation evaluation programmes | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent health and safety problems | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| procure mechanical machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide petroleum engineering support | skill | essential | 3 |
| report misfires | skill | essential | 3 |
| report outcome of blast | skill | essential | 3 |
| report well results | skill | essential | 3 |
| restore natural environment after drilling proofs | skill | essential | 3 |
| safety engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| schedule mine production | skill | essential | 3 |
| select well equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| separate metals from ores | skill | essential | 3 |
| sequence explosions | skill | essential | 3 |
| shape metal over anvils | skill | essential | 3 |
| Statistics | skill | essential | 3 |
| suggest well maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise mine construction operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise well operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| test raw minerals | skill | essential | 3 |
| train employees in mine safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of metal | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of metal manufacturing processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| use chemical analysis equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use mine planning software | skill | essential | 3 |
| use reservoir surveillance | skill | essential | 3 |
| well testing operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in metal manufacture teams | skill | essential | 3 |
| write technical reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| write work-related reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 3 |
| apply transportation management concepts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess operating cost | skill | desirable | 2 |
| bioleaching | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cast metal | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate on the environmental impact of mining | skill | desirable | 2 |
| computational fluid dynamics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct chemical testing on basic metals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design metal components | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design plant waste procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design well for petroleum production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electrical engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| engineering processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| extract materials from furnace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| extract products from moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fabricate metal parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fossil-fuel power plant operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geological mapping | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health and safety hazards underground | skill | desirable | 2 |
| heat jewellery metals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| innovation processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect mine safety conditions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect water wells | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install mining machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install monitors for process control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| jewellery processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| label samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with quality assurance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain mine machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage chemical testing procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of jewellery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mine dump design | skill | desirable | 2 |
| minerals laws | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor employee's health | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor mine costs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oversee mine planning activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| physics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare chemical samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| process incident reports for prevention | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide technical documentation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record test data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report test findings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| safely detonate explosives | skill | desirable | 2 |
| signal for explosion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise laboratory operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of fuels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use technical drawing software | skill | desirable | 2 |