Description
Conduct precise measurements above and below ground to support mine planning, development, and safety. Establish and monitor control networks, map workings and ore bodies, calculate volumes and grades, and deliver spatial data for excavation, drilling, blasting, ventilation, and regulatory compliance in surface and underground mines.
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
- • Mathematical Reasoning
- • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Speed of Closure
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Spatial Orientation
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Depth Perception
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Administrative
- • Customer and Personal Service
- • Personnel and Human Resources
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
- • Engineering and Technology
- • Design
- • Building and Construction
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Geography
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Law and Government
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Mathematics
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Instructing
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Related specializations
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
