Table 1Transition record

art handlertoart administrator

A art handler already meets 21% of what the art administrator role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From art handler

21%

Overlap1

To art administrator

4 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

76.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.5

This move: 76.5 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the art administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the art handler 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A art administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a art handler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held fine arts arts and humanities
already held handle artworks handling and moving
already held art collections arts and humanities
already held art history arts and humanities

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the art administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held coordinate with creative departments required
required, not held identify artistic niche required
required, not held maintain an artistic portfolio required
required, not held understand artistic concepts required
required, not held work with cultural venue specialists required

optional, not held represent artistic production optional

02 management skills 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held coordinate artistic production required
required, not held manage artistic project required
required, not held manage cultural facility required
required, not held organise creative performance required

optional, not held engage artistic staff optional
optional, not held schedule artistic activities optional
optional, not held coordinate charity services optional
optional, not held manage creative department optional
optional, not held supervise art gallery staff optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held corporate social responsibility required
required, not held philanthropy required

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held monitor artwork market required

05 arts and humanities 3 supplementary

optional, not held entertainment industry optional
optional, not held theatre techniques optional
optional, not held music and video industry optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held install artwork in gallery optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a art administrator 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held art collections knowledge
already held art history knowledge
already held fine arts knowledge
already held handle artworks skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held engage artistic staff optional
optional, not held entertainment industry optional
optional, not held schedule artistic activities optional
optional, not held coordinate charity services optional
optional, not held represent artistic production optional
optional, not held theatre techniques optional
optional, not held install artwork in gallery optional
optional, not held manage creative department optional
optional, not held music and video industry optional
optional, not held supervise art gallery staff optional

11 held skills the art administrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on art handling skill
not needed by the target role advise on loans of art work for exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role assess museum object condition skill
not needed by the target role compose condition reports skill
not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role consult exhibition organisers skill
not needed by the target role deliver correspondence skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety of exhibition skill
not needed by the target role manage loan administration skill
not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
not needed by the target role supervise artefact movement skill

5 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 corporate social responsibility required
required, not held philanthropy required
optional, not held entertainment industry optional
optional, not held theatre techniques optional
optional, not held music and video industry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from art handler

Full index of moves from art handler

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.