From groundwater monitoring technician to water quality analyst
12 of the 14 essential skills of a water quality analyst are already essential for a groundwater monitoring technician — about 86% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from groundwater monitoring technician in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 86%
- of the target job covered
- 14
- essential skills of a water quality analyst
What a water quality analyst does
Water quality analysts safeguard the quality of water through scientific analysis, ensuring quality and safety standards are met. They take samples of the water and perform laboratory tests, and develop purification procedures so it can serve as drinking water, for irrigation purposes, and other water supply purposes.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- collect samples
- interpret scientific data to assess water quality
- laboratory techniques
- measure water quality parameters
- perform laboratory tests
- perform water chemistry analysis
- perform water testing procedures
- prepare chemical samples
- record test data
- test chemical samples
- use personal protection equipment
- water chemistry analysis
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a water quality analyst and not for a groundwater monitoring technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
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