Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

archaeologisttogeographer

A archaeologist already meets 74% of what the geographer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From archaeologist
74%
Overlap1
To geographer
44 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
37.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

74%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

37.9/ 100

1 Share of the geographer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the archaeologist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A geographer role treats 36 of its required skills as things a archaeologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • collect data using GPS
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • cultural geography

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 44 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A geographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a archaeologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held cultural geography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held study aerial photos information skills
  • already held collect data using GPS information skills
  • already held scientific modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held conduct field work information skills

All 44 carried skills, including the 36 the geographer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
  • required, not held conduct public surveys required
  • required, not held find trends in geographic data required
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held interpret aerial photos of timber optional
  • optional, not held collect mapping data optional
  • optional, not held create GIS reports optional
  • optional, not held study radar images optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held climatology optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held design customised maps optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held teach geography optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held cartography optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
05 working with computers 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held digital data processing optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held create thematic maps optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a geographer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 44 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held collect data using GPS skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held cultural geography knowledge
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • already held manage intellectual property rights skill
  • already held manage open publications skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held scientific modelling knowledge
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held conduct field work skill
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held study aerial photos skill
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held empirical analysis optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held cartography optional
  • optional, not held digital data processing optional
  • optional, not held interpret aerial photos of timber optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held climatology optional
  • optional, not held collect mapping data optional
  • optional, not held create GIS reports optional
  • optional, not held create thematic maps optional
  • optional, not held design customised maps optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held empirical analysis optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
  • optional, not held study radar images optional
  • optional, not held teach geography optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
35 held skills the geographer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Ancient Greek knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Latin knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Sanskrit knowledge
  • not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role archaeobotany knowledge
  • not needed by the target role archaeology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architectural conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role art history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess conservation needs skill
  • not needed by the target role assist with geophysical surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create collection conservation plan skill
  • not needed by the target role cultural history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role do historical research skill
  • not needed by the target role epigraphy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role geological time scale knowledge
  • not needed by the target role history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify archaeological finds skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret pedigree charts skill
  • not needed by the target role organise an exhibition skill
  • not needed by the target role osteology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee excavation skill
  • not needed by the target role paleography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role perform underwater investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role record archaeological finds skill
  • not needed by the target role research design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role source criticism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study ancient inscriptions skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role work on excavation site skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held cartography optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held climatology optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held empirical analysis optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
Index

Other moves recorded from archaeologist

Full index of moves from archaeologist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.