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

environmental policy officertoair pollution analyst

A environmental policy officer already meets 32% of what the air pollution analyst role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental policy officer
32%
Overlap1
To air pollution analyst
8 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
64.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.9/ 100

1 Share of the air pollution analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental policy officer 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 air pollution analyst role treats 6 of its required skills as things a environmental policy officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • emission standards
  • measure pollution
  • perform environmental investigations
  • pollution legislation
  • pollution prevention
  • report on environmental issues

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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A air pollution analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held measure pollution information skills
  • already held emission standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform environmental investigations information skills
  • already held advise on carbon emissions reduction communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held report on environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held pollution legislation business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the air pollution analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with local authorities required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • required, not held write production reports required
  • optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
  • optional, not held advise on chemical use reduction optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held test samples for pollutants required
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • required, not held manage air quality required
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held urban pollution implications required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
04 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held collect samples required
  • required, not held work with chemicals required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held chemistry required
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held address public health issues optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a air pollution analyst 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held emission standards knowledge
  • already held measure pollution skill
  • already held perform environmental investigations skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held report on environmental issues skill
  • already held advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
  • already held assess environmental impact skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
  • optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held address public health issues optional
  • optional, not held advise on chemical use reduction optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
38 held skills the air pollution analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
  • not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
  • not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
  • not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
  • not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
  • not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
  • not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
  • not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
6 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 urban pollution implications required
  • required, not held chemistry required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from environmental policy officer

Full index of moves from environmental policy officer

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.