Geology Technicians
Job description
These individuals provide technical support and geological services. They work under the direction of Geologists or Geological Technologists. They work for:
- Oil and mining companies
- Consulting and engineering firms
- The government
- Manufacturing and construction companies
- Public utilities
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous chemical
- Odours
- Hazardous workplaces
Main tasks
- Participate in geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrographic, or oceanographic surveys.
- Prepare notes, sketches, geological maps, and cross-sections.
- Assist in the analysis of seismic, gravimetric, logging, or other geophysical and survey data.
- Participate in prospecting tours, exploratory drilling, and underground mine survey programs.
- Participate in environmental audits and related environmental protection activities.
- Assist in the preparation of rock, mineral, and metal samples.
- Participate in the conduct of physical and chemical laboratory tests.
- Assist in hydrogeological studies and report writing.
- Update maps of mineral claims using a geographic system.
- Produce cartographic products that represent geological knowledge (bedrock geology, quaternary geology, mining, mineral potential, etc.) on maps or geomatics products.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility between occupations in this group and those in geophysical technology and civil engineering.
Training and requirements
Formation
Bachelor’s degree or diploma of college studies
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Information processing
- Data collection
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Result evaluation
- Written expression
- Science
- Active learning
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Monitoring operations
- System analysis
- Quality control analysis
- Time management
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Inductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Classification
- Processing flexibility
- Verbal skills
- Selective attention
- Basic numeracy
- Written expression
- Mathematical reasoning
- Perception speed
- Colour perception and distinction
- Control accuracy
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Distance vision
- Idea generation
- Hand-arm stability
- Originality
- Speech recognition
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Respect standards and regulations
- Knowledge of engineering and technology
- Sense of observation
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Carry out research
- Develop and exploit natural resources
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
- Work outdoors
- Make technical plans and drawings
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians (CNP 22101)
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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