Soil surveying technician
Also searched as: Técnico especialista en geología y estudio de la composición y propiedades de los terrenos
Code 3111.14
What does a Soil surveying technician do?
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.
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Essential skills
Knowledge
- ecology
- soil science
- soil structure
- geology
- environmental legislation
- soil mechanics
- laboratory techniques
Skills and competences
- adjust surveying equipment
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- perform laboratory tests
- operate surveying instruments
- write work-related reports
- prepare surveying report
- conduct field work
- gather experimental data
- collect samples for analysis
- conduct soil sample tests
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences