geochemist/references/skills.md

Competences — geochemist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c8e6cdcc-824e-4887-8ee2-197e7d794258).

Essential

• address problems critically (skill/competence)
• communicate on minerals issues (skill/competence)
• conduct environmental site assessments (skill/competence)
• conduct laboratory chemical research on metals (skill/competence)
• create GIS reports (skill/competence)
• create thematic maps (skill/competence)
• deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances (skill/competence)
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
• examine geochemical samples (skill/competence)
• geographic information systems (knowledge)
• geology (knowledge)
• manipulate metal (skill/competence)
• perform sample testing (skill/competence)
• prepare samples for testing (skill/competence)
• prepare scientific reports (skill/competence)
• types of metal (knowledge)

Optional

• chemistry (knowledge)
• collect samples (skill/competence)
• liaise with industrial professionals (skill/competence)
• perform minor repairs to equipment (skill/competence)
• supervise staff (skill/competence)
• test samples for pollutants (skill/competence)
• troubleshoot (skill/competence)