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

veterinary scientisttocommunication scientist

A veterinary scientist already meets 66% of what the communication scientist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From veterinary scientist
66%
Overlap1
To communication scientist
34 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
46.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.3/ 100

1 Share of the communication scientist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the veterinary 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 communication scientist role treats 32 of its required skills as things a veterinary 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
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct qualitative research
  • conduct quantitative research
  • conduct research across disciplines

What stands in the way is 9 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 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A communication scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a veterinary scientist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held scientific literature generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held conduct qualitative research information skills
  • already held conduct quantitative research information skills
  • 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 34 carried skills, including the 32 the communication scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 10 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 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse the comments of selected audiences required
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • optional, not held study communications channels for different employers/contractors optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required
  • required, not held media studies required
  • required, not held types of media required
03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held communication studies required
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held journalism optional
  • optional, not held social network analysis optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
04 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use data processing techniques required
  • optional, not held digital communication and collaboration optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop communications strategies required
  • optional, not held develop media strategy optional
06 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a communication scientist 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 34 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 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 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 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 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held communication required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on communication strategies optional
  • optional, not held advise on public relations optional
  • optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held perform public relations optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
09 business, administration and law 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held advertising techniques optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held media law optional
10 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform customer management optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held study communications channels for different employers/contractors optional
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held digital communication and collaboration optional
  • optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
  • optional, not held advertising techniques optional
  • optional, not held advise on communication strategies optional
  • optional, not held advise on public relations optional
  • optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held develop media strategy optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held journalism optional
  • optional, not held media law optional
  • optional, not held perform customer management optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held perform public relations optional
  • optional, not held social network analysis optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
22 held skills the communication scientist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role anatomy of animals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply animal hygiene practices skill
  • not needed by the target role apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting skill
  • not needed by the target role apply specialised veterinary knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role assess animal behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples from animals skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate specialised veterinary information skill
  • not needed by the target role fundamental veterinary sciences knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain veterinary clinical records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage animal biosecurity skill
  • not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the use of vaccines skill
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory testing on samples of animals skill
  • not needed by the target role perform veterinary diagnosis skill
  • not needed by the target role provide anaesthetics to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role signs of animal illness knowledge
  • not needed by the target role take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science skill
  • not needed by the target role veterinary clinical sciences knowledge
  • not needed by the target role veterinary terminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role zoonotic diseases knowledge
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 communication required
  • required, not held communication studies required
  • required, not held media studies required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
  • required, not held types of media required
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held advertising techniques optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held journalism optional
  • optional, not held media law optional
  • optional, not held social network analysis optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from veterinary scientist

Full index of moves from veterinary 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.