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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
128 skills listed by ESCO, 61 of them essential. 128 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 128, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjust engineering designs | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust surveying equipment | 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.
| apply digital mapping | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply statistical analysis techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| approve engineering design | skill | essential | 3 |
| bathymetry | skill | essential | 3 |
| calibrate electronic instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| cartography | skill | essential | 3 |
| civil engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect mapping data | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| compare survey computations | skill | essential | 3 |
| compile GIS-data | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct land surveys | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct underwater surveys | skill | essential | 3 |
| create cadastral maps | skill | essential | 3 |
| create GIS reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| create thematic maps | skill | essential | 3 |
| determine property boundaries | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| document survey operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| draft legends | skill | essential | 3 |
| empirical analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| engineering principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| engineering processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with safety legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental design | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute analytical mathematical calculations | skill | essential | 3 |
| geodesy | skill | essential | 3 |
| geographic information systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| geography | skill | essential | 3 |
| geological mapping | skill | essential | 3 |
| geomatics | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle geospatial technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| hydrography | skill | essential | 3 |
| hydrology | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify GIS issues | skill | essential | 3 |
| impact of geological factors on mining operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| improve user-friendliness | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain plans of a mining site | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain records of mining operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage mine site data | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| mathematics | skill | essential | 3 |
| mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate surveying instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform scientific research | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform surveying calculations | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare scientific reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare surveying report | skill | essential | 3 |
| present reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| process collected survey data | skill | essential | 3 |
| record survey data | skill | essential | 3 |
| Statistics | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| surveying | skill | essential | 3 |
| surveying methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| technical drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| topography | skill | essential | 3 |
| use databases | skill | essential | 3 |
| use geographic information systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| use technical drawing software | skill | essential | 3 |
| write work-related reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 3 |
| advise architects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on mining environmental issues | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse environmental data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply desktop publishing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| archive scientific documentation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist hydrographic surveys | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist scientific research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| CAD software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| collect data using GPS | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collect geological data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| comply with legal regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| concurrent estate | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct field work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct quantitative research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct research before survey | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct scholarly research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| construction legal systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| delineate mine area | skill | desirable | 2 |
| deliver visual presentation of data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design customised maps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design graphics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design scientific equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| desktop publishing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop computer vision system | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop geological databases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dimension stone | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health and safety hazards underground | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ICT system programming | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| interpret geophysical data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| legal research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage cadastre | skill | desirable | 2 |
| minerals laws | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mining engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate land access | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oceanography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate GPS systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate scientific measuring equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform image editing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| photogrammetry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare geological map sections | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare visual data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide information on geological characteristics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| quality standards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| quantity surveying | skill | desirable | 2 |
| remote sensing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report analysis results | skill | desirable | 2 |
| respond to enquiries | skill | desirable | 2 |
| review construction plans authorisations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| scientific research methodology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| spatial planning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| steer vessels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| store digital data and systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study aerial photos | skill | desirable | 2 |
| urban planning law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use an application-specific interface | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAD software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use data processing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use digital illustration techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use presentation software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use software for data preservation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use spreadsheets software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use traditional illustration techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| value properties | skill | desirable | 2 |
| visual presentation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |