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

psychologisttodemographer

A psychologist already meets 62% of what the demographer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From psychologist
62%
Overlap1
To demographer
33 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
51.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.1/ 100

1 Share of the demographer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the psychologist 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 demographer role treats 31 of its required skills as things a psychologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists

What stands in the way is 13 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 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A demographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a psychologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held research design generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held scientific literature generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills
  • already held think abstractly communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research information skills

All 33 carried skills, including the 31 the demographer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 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, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast human population trends required
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • required, not held study human population required
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held find trends in geographic data optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required
  • required, not held geography required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held statistics required
03 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held digital data processing required
  • required, not held use data processing techniques required
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held demography required
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
05 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
06 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a demographer 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 33 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 communicate with a non-scientific audience 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 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 literature 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 apply blended learning skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held teach geography optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held find trends in geographic data optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
  • optional, not held teach geography optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
59 held skills the demographer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply caseload management skill
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic therapy skill
  • not needed by the target role assess healthcare users' risk for harm skill
  • not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
  • not needed by the target role body language knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build trust skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out psychiatric assessment of child skill
  • not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clinical psychological treatment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clinical reports knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clinical social work knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct forensic evaluations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct psychological assessement skill
  • not needed by the target role consultation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
  • not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role diagnose mental disorders skill
  • not needed by the target role diagnose psychiatric symptoms skill
  • not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role experimental psychology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role forensic psychiatry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify mental health issues skill
  • not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret psychological tests skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor therapeutic progress skill
  • not needed by the target role neurology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role personal reflection techniques based on feedback knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prescribe medication skill
  • not needed by the target role prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role promote mental health skill
  • not needed by the target role provide health education skill
  • not needed by the target role psychiatric diagnostics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role psychiatric disorders knowledge

19 further entries not listed here

12 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 demography required
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • required, not held geography required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
Index

Other moves recorded from psychologist

Full index of moves from psychologist

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.