Table 1Transition record

database designerto3D modeller

A database designer already meets 48% of what the 3D modeller role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From database designer

48%

Overlap1

To 3D modeller

45 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

62.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.1

This move: 62.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the 3D modeller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the database designer 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 45 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A 3D modeller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a database designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held migrate existing data working with computers
already held Process-based management business, administration and law
already held lean project management business, administration and law
already held Agile project management business, administration and law
already held ICT project management methodologies business, administration and law
already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)

All 45 carried skills, including the 2 the 3D modeller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 6 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held create 3D texture map required
required, not held create 3D environments required
required, not held discuss artwork required
required, not held operate 3D computer graphics software required
required, not held develop creative ideas required
required, not held render 3D images required

optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held maintain an artistic portfolio optional
optional, not held select illustration styles optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional

02 arts and humanities 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held 3D lighting required
required, not held 3D texturing required
required, not held holography required

optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held principles of animation optional

03 working with computers 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use polygonal modelling required
required, not held apply 3D imaging techniques required
required, not held create 3D characters required

optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held augmented reality required
required, not held computer graphics required

optional, not held software interaction design optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held emergent technologies optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geographic information systems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 3D modeller 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 45 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held build business relationships skill
already held migrate existing data skill
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held computer programming knowledge
already held lean project management knowledge

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held maintain an artistic portfolio optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held principles of animation optional
optional, not held select illustration styles optional
optional, not held software interaction design optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

58 held skills the 3D modeller role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CA Datacom/DB knowledge
not needed by the target role DB2 knowledge
not needed by the target role Filemaker (database management systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role IBM Informix knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role LDAP knowledge
not needed by the target role LINQ knowledge
not needed by the target role MDX knowledge
not needed by the target role MarkLogic knowledge
not needed by the target role Microsoft Access knowledge
not needed by the target role MySQL knowledge
not needed by the target role N1QL knowledge
not needed by the target role ObjectStore knowledge
not needed by the target role OpenEdge Database knowledge
not needed by the target role Oracle Relational Database knowledge
not needed by the target role Oracle WebLogic knowledge
not needed by the target role PostgreSQL knowledge
not needed by the target role SPARQL knowledge
not needed by the target role SQL Server knowledge
not needed by the target role Teradata Database knowledge
not needed by the target role TripleStore knowledge
not needed by the target role XQuery knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role create data sets skill
not needed by the target role create database diagrams skill
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role data engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role data models knowledge
not needed by the target role data science knowledge
not needed by the target role database knowledge
not needed by the target role database development tools knowledge
not needed by the target role database management systems knowledge
not needed by the target role define database physical structure skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role design database backup specifications skill
not needed by the target role design database in the cloud skill
not needed by the target role design database scheme skill

18 further entries not listed here

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 3D lighting required
required, not held 3D texturing required
required, not held holography required
required, not held augmented reality required
required, not held computer graphics required
optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held principles of animation optional
optional, not held software interaction design optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from database designer

Full index of moves from database designer

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.