Mine Surveyor
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 1
- Major group
- Professionals
Classification
- Major group
- 2Professionals
- Sub-major group
- 24Design, Engineering and Science Professionals
- Minor group
- 241Architects, Planners and Surveyors
Description
Designs and measures mines, tunnels and other underground works, maps out mineral deposits, and determines the commercial viability of open cut and underground mines.
Unit group
2412 · Geospatial Information Professionals and SurveyorsDescription
Plan, direct and conduct survey work to determine and delineate boundaries and features of tracts of land, construction projects, marine floors and underground works, prepare and revise maps, charts and other geographic products, and analyse, present and maintain geographical information about locations in space and time.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 1
Australia
1
Tasks
Tasks include
- Identifies limits for excavation purposes and marks drill patterns for blasting in open cut mines
- Determines, controls and maps the location and direction of tunnels in underground mines
- Establishes site horizontal and vertical height data
- Calculates the volume of materials moved or minerals mined
- Uses GIS to create site maps, including mine structures and deposit layers
- Identifies potential risks and environmental effects of mining activities
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/2/24/241/2412
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
The supplied migration lists use ANZSCO codes, not OSCA codes.