Table 1Transition record

art handlertomuseum director

A art handler already meets 18% of what the museum director role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From art handler

18%

Overlap1

To museum director

6 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

82.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.7

This move: 82.7 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the museum director 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A museum director 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 advise on art handling communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions management skills
already held handle artworks handling and moving
already held consult exhibition organisers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held art collections arts and humanities
already held art history arts and humanities

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the museum director role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 9 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 7 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held sell art required
required, not held assist clients with special needs required
required, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility required
required, not held liaise with colleagues required
required, not held liaise with educational institutions required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held liaise with shareholders required

optional, not held advertise an art collection optional
optional, not held collaborate in the development of marketing strategies optional
optional, not held perform fundraising activities optional

02 information skills 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held approve reports for artistic project required
required, not held maintain catalogue collection required
required, not held maintain museum records required
required, not held monitor museum environment required
required, not held document museum collection required
required, not held implement risk management for works of art required

optional, not held develop classification systems optional
optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional

03 management skills 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held plan art educational activities required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held supervise art gallery staff required

optional, not held organise participation in local or international events optional
optional, not held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs optional
optional, not held coordinate marketing plan actions optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held art-historical values required

optional, not held classical antiquity optional
optional, not held history optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held museum databases required

optional, not held museology optional

06 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held marketing management optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held public relations optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a museum director 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on art handling skill
already held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions skill
already held art collections knowledge
already held art history knowledge
already held consult exhibition organisers skill
already held handle artworks skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 3 supplementary

optional, not held ensure safety conditions in storage rooms optional
optional, not held store goods optional
optional, not held install artwork in gallery optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held paleontology optional

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held investigation research methods optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held museology optional
optional, not held organise participation in local or international events optional
optional, not held advertise an art collection optional
optional, not held develop classification systems optional
optional, not held ensure safety conditions in storage rooms optional
optional, not held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs optional
optional, not held store goods optional
optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
optional, not held classical antiquity optional
optional, not held collaborate in the development of marketing strategies optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
optional, not held coordinate marketing plan actions optional
optional, not held history optional
optional, not held install artwork in gallery optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional
optional, not held marketing management optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held paleontology optional
optional, not held perform fundraising activities optional
optional, not held public relations optional

9 held skills the museum director role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 deliver correspondence skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety of exhibition skill
not needed by the target role fine arts knowledge
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

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 art-historical values required
required, not held museum databases required
optional, not held museology optional
optional, not held classical antiquity optional
optional, not held history optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held marketing management optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held paleontology optional
optional, not held public relations 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.