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

cosmetic chemisttoseismologist

A cosmetic chemist already meets 64% of what the seismologist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cosmetic chemist
64%
Overlap1
To seismologist
32 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
50.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.2/ 100

1 Share of the seismologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cosmetic chemist 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 seismologist role treats 30 of its required skills as things a cosmetic chemist 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 11 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A seismologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cosmetic chemist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills
  • already held think abstractly communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research information skills
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities information skills
  • already held apply for research funding information skills

All 32 carried skills, including the 30 the seismologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held seismology required
  • required, not held geophysics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held physics required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
02 information skills 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret geophysical data required
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • optional, not held analyse seismic risk optional
  • optional, not held map the mantle of the Earth optional
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use seismometers required
  • optional, not held predict earthquakes optional
  • optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held scientific modelling required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held advise on building matters optional
  • optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
06 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a seismologist 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 32 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 draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • 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 speak different languages skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse seismic risk optional
  • optional, not held map the mantle of the Earth optional
  • optional, not held predict earthquakes optional
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held advise on building matters optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
27 held skills the seismologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to Standard Operating Procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical preservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate production plan skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with external laboratories skill
  • not needed by the target role conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role control production skill
  • not needed by the target role cosmetics ingredients knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety in the production area skill
  • not needed by the target role examine production samples skill
  • not needed by the target role formulate cosmetic products skill
  • not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
  • not needed by the target role good manufacturing practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organic chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
  • not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role test beauty products skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot cosmetics formula issues skill
9 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 seismology required
  • required, not held geophysics required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held physics required
  • required, not held scientific modelling required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held remote sensing techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from cosmetic chemist

Full index of moves from cosmetic chemist

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.