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

archaeologisttohistorian

A archaeologist already meets 76% of what the historian role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From archaeologist
76%
Overlap1
To historian
49 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
36.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

76%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.4/ 100

1 Share of the historian 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 historian role treats 33 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
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists

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 49 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A historian 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 supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings management skills
  • already held source criticism social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held create collection conservation plan management skills
  • already held paleography arts and humanities
  • already held Sanskrit classical languages
  • already held Ancient Greek classical languages

All 49 carried skills, including the 33 the historian role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 5 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 3 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse recorded sources required
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • required, not held consult information sources required
  • optional, not held consult iconographic sources optional
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held compile library lists optional
  • optional, not held maintain museum records optional
  • optional, not held manage digital archives optional
  • optional, not held study a collection optional
  • optional, not held document interviews optional
  • optional, not held reconstruct modified documents optional
  • optional, not held search historical sources in archives optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required
  • required, not held historical methods required
  • required, not held periodisation required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on historical context optional
  • optional, not held interview people optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held teach history optional
04 assisting and caring 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held escort visitors to places of interest optional
  • optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
  • optional, not held determine authorship of documents optional
  • optional, not held manage tourist groups optional
05 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held museum databases optional
  • optional, not held African studies optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a historian 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 49 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 communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • 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 do historical research skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held history 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 research methodology knowledge
  • already held source criticism knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held Ancient Greek knowledge
  • already held Latin knowledge
  • already held Sanskrit knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held archaeology knowledge
  • already held art history knowledge
  • already held assess conservation needs skill
  • already held conservation techniques knowledge
  • already held create collection conservation plan skill
  • already held cultural history knowledge
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held paleography knowledge
  • already held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consult iconographic sources optional
  • optional, not held advise on historical context optional
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held compile library lists optional
  • optional, not held escort visitors to places of interest optional
  • optional, not held interview people optional
  • optional, not held maintain museum records optional
  • optional, not held manage digital archives optional
  • optional, not held museum databases optional
  • optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
  • optional, not held study a collection optional
  • optional, not held African studies optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held determine authorship of documents optional
  • optional, not held document interviews optional
  • optional, not held manage tourist groups optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held reconstruct modified documents optional
  • optional, not held search historical sources in archives optional
  • optional, not held teach history optional
30 held skills the historian role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role archaeobotany knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architectural conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assist with geophysical surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role cultural geography knowledge
  • 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 geographic information systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geological time scale knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geology 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 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 scientific modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
  • not needed by the target role study ancient inscriptions skill
  • not needed by the target role surveying knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
  • not needed by the target role work on excavation site skill
4 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 historical methods required
  • required, not held periodisation required
  • optional, not held museum databases optional
  • optional, not held African studies 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.