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

desktop publishertoproofreader

A desktop publisher already meets 44% of what the proofreader role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From desktop publisher
44%
Overlap1
To proofreader
9 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
53.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.1/ 100

1 Share of the proofreader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the desktop publisher 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 proofreader role treats 6 of its required skills as things a desktop publisher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • copyright legislation
  • follow work schedule
  • grammar
  • proofread text
  • spelling

What stands in the way is 7 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A proofreader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a desktop publisher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held typography arts and humanities
  • already held consult with editor communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply desktop publishing techniques working with computers
  • already held spelling arts and humanities
  • already held proofread text communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held grammar arts and humanities

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the proofreader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held rewrite manuscripts required
  • required, not held suggest revision of manuscripts required
  • required, not held master language rules required
  • required, not held track changes in text editing required
  • optional, not held rewrite articles optional
  • optional, not held read books optional
02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held use dictionaries required
  • optional, not held review unpublished articles optional
  • optional, not held consult information sources optional
  • optional, not held lay out digital written content optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow newspaper house style required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held reproduce documents required
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held proofing methods optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a proofreader 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • already held consult with editor skill
  • already held typography knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held proofing methods optional
  • optional, not held review unpublished articles optional
  • optional, not held rewrite articles optional
  • optional, not held consult information sources optional
  • optional, not held lay out digital written content optional
  • optional, not held read books optional
35 held skills the proofreader role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
  • not needed by the target role adobe creative suite knowledge
  • not needed by the target role align content with form skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
  • not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digitise documents skill
  • not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
  • not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
  • not needed by the target role post-processing of photographs knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepress processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role problem-solving with digital tools skill
  • not needed by the target role reprography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role scan photos skill
  • not needed by the target role search databases skill
  • not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
  • not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
  • not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
  • not needed by the target role work closely with news teams skill
1 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
  • optional, not held proofing methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from desktop publisher

Full index of moves from desktop publisher

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.