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

historiantoarchaeologist

A historian already meets 74% of what the archaeologist role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From historian
74%
Overlap1
To archaeologist
49 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
40.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

74%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

40.5/ 100

1 Share of the archaeologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the historian 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 archaeologist role treats 35 of its required skills as things a historian already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • archaeology
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • cultural history

What stands in the way is 5 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 49 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A archaeologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a historian background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings management skills
  • already held source criticism social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held create collection conservation plan management skills
  • already held paleography arts and humanities
  • already held Sanskrit classical languages
  • already held Ancient Greek classical languages

All 49 carried skills, including the 35 the archaeologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 11 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 1 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • optional, not held record archaeological finds optional
  • optional, not held assist with geophysical surveys optional
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held identify archaeological finds optional
  • optional, not held study ancient inscriptions optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held interpret pedigree charts optional
  • optional, not held oversee excavation optional
  • optional, not held perform underwater investigations optional
  • optional, not held study aerial photos optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held cultural geography required
  • optional, not held archaeobotany optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held geological time scale optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held excavation techniques required
  • optional, not held architectural conservation optional
  • optional, not held surveying optional
04 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held research design required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held scientific modelling required
06 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held epigraphy optional
  • optional, not held osteology optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a archaeologist 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 49 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 archaeology knowledge
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held cultural history knowledge
  • 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 do historical research skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held history knowledge
  • 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 source criticism 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 Ancient Greek knowledge
  • already held Latin knowledge
  • already held Sanskrit knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held art history knowledge
  • already held assess conservation needs skill
  • already held conservation techniques knowledge
  • already held create collection conservation plan skill
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held paleography knowledge
  • already held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held work on excavation site optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held organise an exhibition optional
09 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held archaeobotany optional
  • optional, not held record archaeological finds optional
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held architectural conservation optional
  • optional, not held assist with geophysical surveys optional
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held epigraphy optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held identify archaeological finds optional
  • optional, not held organise an exhibition optional
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held study ancient inscriptions optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held geological time scale optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held interpret pedigree charts optional
  • optional, not held oversee excavation optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held perform underwater investigations optional
  • optional, not held study aerial photos optional
  • optional, not held surveying optional
  • optional, not held work on excavation site optional
25 held skills the archaeologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role African studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on historical context skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse recorded sources skill
  • not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
  • not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
  • not needed by the target role compile library lists skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
  • not needed by the target role consult iconographic sources skill
  • not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
  • not needed by the target role determine authorship of documents skill
  • not needed by the target role document interviews skill
  • not needed by the target role escort visitors to places of interest skill
  • not needed by the target role historical methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain museum records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage digital archives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage tourist groups skill
  • not needed by the target role museum databases knowledge
  • not needed by the target role periodisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role provide tourism related information skill
  • not needed by the target role reconstruct modified documents skill
  • not needed by the target role search historical sources in archives skill
  • not needed by the target role study a collection skill
  • not needed by the target role teach history skill
13 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 cultural geography required
  • required, not held excavation techniques required
  • required, not held research design required
  • required, not held scientific modelling required
  • optional, not held archaeobotany optional
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held architectural conservation optional
  • optional, not held epigraphy optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held geological time scale optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held surveying optional
Index

Other moves recorded from historian

Full index of moves from historian

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.