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

criminologisttobehavioural scientist

A criminologist already meets 73% of what the behavioural scientist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From criminologist
73%
Overlap1
To behavioural scientist
48 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
41.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

73%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.3/ 100

1 Share of the behavioural scientist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the criminologist 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 behavioural scientist role treats 37 of its required skills as things a criminologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply knowledge of human behaviour
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply scientific methods
  • apply statistical analysis techniques
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience

What stands in the way is 8 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 48 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A behavioural scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a criminologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create criminal profiles information skills
  • already held observe human behaviour information skills
  • already held demography social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held assist police investigations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held anthropology social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held criminology social sciences, journalism and information

All 48 carried skills, including the 37 the behavioural scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 12 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 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held report analysis results required
  • required, not held research human behaviour required
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held develop solutions for harmful behaviour optional
  • optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
  • optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held psychological counselling methods required
  • optional, not held experimental psychology optional
  • optional, not held psychological treatment measures optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held provide clinical psychological counselling required
  • optional, not held apply clinical psychological treatment optional
  • optional, not held create individual treatment programmes optional
05 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held biology required
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a behavioural scientist 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 48 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held apply scientific methods skill
  • already held apply statistical analysis techniques 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 psychology knowledge
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held research design knowledge
  • already held scientific literature knowledge
  • already held sociology knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held statistics knowledge
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held anthropology knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply teaching strategies skill
  • already held assist police investigations skill
  • already held create criminal profiles skill
  • already held criminology knowledge
  • already held demography knowledge
  • already held observe human behaviour skill
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 education 1 required
  • required, not held pedagogy required
08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held animal behaviour optional
09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held phenomenology optional
10 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
11 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held disability care optional
12 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held oversee animal management optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop solutions for harmful behaviour optional
  • optional, not held phenomenology optional
  • optional, not held animal behaviour optional
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held apply clinical psychological treatment optional
  • optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
  • optional, not held create individual treatment programmes optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held disability care optional
  • optional, not held experimental psychology optional
  • optional, not held oversee animal management optional
  • optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
  • optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held psychological treatment measures optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
19 held skills the behavioural scientist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct forensic evaluations skill
  • not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop criminology theories skill
  • not needed by the target role develop security concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role document evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role document interviews skill
  • not needed by the target role examine crime scenes skill
  • not needed by the target role forensic psychiatry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international security studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage database skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor security measures skill
  • not needed by the target role present evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role review criminal acts skill
  • not needed by the target role use data processing techniques skill
12 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 biology required
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • required, not held pedagogy required
  • required, not held psychological counselling methods required
  • optional, not held phenomenology optional
  • optional, not held animal behaviour optional
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held disability care optional
  • optional, not held experimental psychology optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held psychological treatment measures optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
Index

Other moves recorded from criminologist

Full index of moves from criminologist

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.