soil surveying technician
Soil surveying technicians analyse soil by carrying out technical surveying tasks, using soil surveying techniques. They focus on the process of classifying soil types and other soil properties. Soil surveying technicians operate surveying equipment and utilise programs to retrieve and interpret relevant data, and perform computations as required.
Also called: mineral technologist, soil scientist, field surveyor, geological technologist, field survey technician, soil technician, surveyor, geological technician
- 19
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
19- adjust surveying equipment
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- collect samples
- collect samples for analysis
- conduct field work
- conduct soil sample tests
- ecology
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- environmental legislation
- gather experimental data
- geology
- laboratory techniques
- operate surveying instruments
- perform laboratory tests
- prepare surveying report
- soil mechanics
- soil science
- soil structure
- write work-related reports
Optional skills
18No account needed to start
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