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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Measure, record, or evaluate geological data, using sonic, electronic, electrical, seismic, or gravity-measuring instruments to prospect for oil or gas. May collect or evaluate core samples or cuttings. | Prepare notes, sketches, geological maps and cross-sections. | |||
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Read and study reports in order to compile information and data for geological and geophysical prospecting. | ||||
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Interview individuals, and research public databases in order to obtain information. | ||||
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Assemble, maintain, and distribute information for library or record systems. | ||||
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Operate and adjust equipment and apparatus used to obtain geological data. | ||||
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Plan and direct activities of workers who operate equipment to collect data. | ||||
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Set up, or direct set-up of instruments used to collect geological data. | ||||
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Record readings in order to compile data used in prospecting for oil or gas. | ||||
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Supervise oil, water, and gas well drilling activities. | ||||
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Collect samples and cuttings, using equipment and hand tools. | ||||
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Develop and print photographic recordings of information, using equipment. | ||||
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Measure geological characteristics used in prospecting for oil or gas, using measuring instruments. | ||||
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Evaluate and interpret core samples and cuttings, and other geological data used in prospecting for oil or gas. | ||||
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Diagnose and repair malfunctioning instruments and equipment, using manufacturers' manuals and hand tools. | ||||
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Prepare and attach packing instructions to shipping containers. | ||||
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Develop and design packing materials and handling procedures for shipping of objects. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Geological Data Technicians
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
On-the-Job Training | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Echometer Engineer | |||
Electric Well Logging Operator | |||
Electrical Logger | |||
Electrical Logging Operator | |||
Electrical Prospecting Observer | |||
Electrical Prospecting Operator | |||
Electrical Prospecting Supervisor | |||
Electrolog Operator | |||
Exploration Manager | |||
Field Engineer | |||
Field Observer | |||
Field Scout | |||
Geological Aide | |||
Geological E-Logger | |||
Geological Technician | |||
Geologist | |||
Geology Technician | |||
Geophysical Computer | |||
Geophysical E-Logger | |||
Geophysical Observer | |||
Geophysical Prospector | |||
Geophysical Support Specialist | |||
Geophysicist | |||
Geoscience Specialist | |||
Geoscience Technician | |||
Geoscientist | |||
Geotechnician | |||
Gravity Meter Operator | |||
Gravity Prospecting Observer | |||
Gravity Prospecting Operator | |||
Gravity Prospecting Supervisor | |||
Hydrogeologist | |||
Hydrographer | |||
Magnetic Locater | |||
Magnetic Observer | |||
Magnetic Prospecting Operator | |||
Magnetic Prospecting Supervisor | |||
Magnetometer Operator | |||
Observer | |||
Oil Prospecting Observer | |||
Oil Scout | |||
Oil Well Directional Surveyor | |||
Petroleum Geologist | |||
Scout | |||
Scout Leaser | |||
Section Plotter Operator | |||
Seismic Computer | |||
Seismic Interpreter | |||
Seismic Observer | |||
Seismic Plotter | |||
Seismic Prospecting Observer | |||
Seismic Prospecting Supervisor | |||
Seismograph Chief | |||
Seismograph Computer | |||
Seismograph Observer | |||
Seismograph Operator | |||
Seismograph Recorder | |||
Seismograph Supervisor | |||
Seismographer | |||
Seismometer Operator | |||
Sensitometrist | |||
Soils Technician | |||
Sounding Device Operator | |||
Technical Assistant | |||
Technical Operator | |||
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