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

political scientisttosociologist

A political scientist already meets 77% of what the sociologist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From political scientist
77%
Overlap1
To sociologist
54 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
37.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

77%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

37.1/ 100

1 Share of the sociologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the political scientist 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 sociologist role treats 38 of its required skills as things a political scientist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply scientific methods
  • apply statistical analysis techniques
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct qualitative research

What stands in the way is 6 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 54 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sociologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a political scientist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held African studies social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held social network analysis social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held European integration social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held political economy social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held advise legislators communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held politics social sciences, journalism and information

All 54 carried skills, including the 38 the sociologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor sociological trends required
  • required, not held gather data required
  • required, not held interpret current data required
  • required, not held observe human behaviour required
  • required, not held study human societies required
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held study cultures optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
  • optional, not held teach sociology optional
  • optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
  • optional, not held advise on personnel management optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held economic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held communication studies optional
  • optional, not held demography optional
  • optional, not held gender studies optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
04 arts and humanities 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held legal studies optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
06 education 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held action research optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sociologist 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 54 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 apply scientific methods skill
  • already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct qualitative research skill
  • already held conduct quantitative research 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 geography 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 research design knowledge
  • already held scientific research methodology 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 African studies knowledge
  • already held European integration knowledge
  • already held advise legislators skill
  • already held advise on public relations skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply teaching strategies skill
  • already held conduct public surveys skill
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held economics knowledge
  • already held perform public relations skill
  • already held political economy knowledge
  • already held political science knowledge
  • already held politics knowledge
  • already held social network analysis knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held economic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held legal studies optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held teach sociology optional
  • optional, not held action research optional
  • optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
  • optional, not held advise on personnel management optional
  • optional, not held communication studies optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held demography optional
  • optional, not held gender studies optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
  • optional, not held study cultures optional
22 held skills the sociologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role European political studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on foreign affairs policies skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse election procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse foreign affairs policies skill
  • not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role election law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role foreign affairs knowledge
  • not needed by the target role good governance 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 international law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • not needed by the target role observe new developments in foreign countries skill
  • not needed by the target role political campaigning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role political ideologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role political parties knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role public administration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role teach political science skill
14 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 anthropology optional
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held economic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held legal studies optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held action research optional
  • optional, not held communication studies optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held demography optional
  • optional, not held gender studies optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
Index

Other moves recorded from political scientist

Full index of moves from political scientist

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.