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

urban plannertopalaeontologist

A urban planner already meets 69% of what the palaeontologist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From urban planner
69%
Overlap1
To palaeontologist
35 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
44.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

69%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.5/ 100

1 Share of the palaeontologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the urban planner 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 palaeontologist role treats 32 of its required skills as things a urban planner 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 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A palaeontologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a urban planner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held scientific modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held geography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held use geographic information systems working with computers
  • 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

All 35 carried skills, including the 32 the palaeontologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held geographic information systems required
  • required, not held geological time scale required
  • required, not held geology required
  • required, not held paleontology required
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
02 information skills 1 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • optional, not held conduct geochemical research optional
  • optional, not held identify fossils optional
  • optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held gather experimental data optional
  • optional, not held oversee excavation optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
03 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
04 handling and moving 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble fossils optional
  • optional, not held excavate fossils optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held locate fossils optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held paleography optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a palaeontologist 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 35 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 scientific modelling knowledge
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held geography knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assemble fossils optional
  • optional, not held conduct geochemical research optional
  • optional, not held excavate fossils optional
  • optional, not held identify fossils optional
  • optional, not held locate fossils optional
  • optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held paleography optional
  • optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held gather experimental data optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held oversee excavation optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
47 held skills the palaeontologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on architectural matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on use of land skill
  • not needed by the target role architectural conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bicycle sharing systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with local residents skill
  • not needed by the target role community-led local development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role demography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design spatial layout of outdoor areas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop concepts for city marketing skill
  • not needed by the target role develop innovative mobility solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
  • not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green space strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role historic architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role meet building regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role plan public housing skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
  • not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role public housing legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role rural development strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role smart city features knowledge
  • not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge

7 further entries not listed here

11 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 geographic information systems required
  • required, not held geological time scale required
  • required, not held geology required
  • required, not held paleontology required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held paleography optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from urban planner

Full index of moves from urban planner

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.