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

web content managertotechnical communicator

A web content manager already meets 46% of what the technical communicator role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From web content manager
46%
Overlap1
To technical communicator
23 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
60.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.8/ 100

1 Share of the technical communicator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the web content manager 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 technical communicator role treats 10 of its required skills as things a web content manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply tools for content development
  • cognitive psychology
  • compile content
  • conduct content quality assurance
  • content development processes
  • integrate content into output media

What stands in the way is 14 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A technical communicator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a web content manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held utilise content types working with computers
  • already held apply tools for content development working with computers
  • already held publishing strategy arts and humanities
  • already held compile content information skills
  • already held conduct content quality assurance working with computers
  • already held manage content metadata information skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 10 the technical communicator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 4 required
  • required, not held identify ICT user needs required
  • required, not held gather technical information required
  • required, not held manage information sources required
  • required, not held structure information required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply ICT terminology required
  • required, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements required
  • optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
  • optional, not held manage localisation optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held knowledge base required
  • optional, not held ICT help platforms optional
  • optional, not held application usability optional
04 arts and humanities 2 required
  • required, not held visual presentation techniques required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
05 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held develop ICT safety information required
  • optional, not held integrate and re-elaborate digital content optional
  • optional, not held manage digital documents optional
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held provide technical documentation required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a technical communicator 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply tools for content development skill
  • already held cognitive psychology knowledge
  • already held compile content skill
  • already held conduct content quality assurance skill
  • already held content development processes knowledge
  • already held integrate content into output media skill
  • already held interpret technical texts skill
  • already held manage content metadata skill
  • already held provide written content skill
  • already held publishing strategy knowledge
  • already held CSS knowledge
  • already held JSSS knowledge
  • already held LESS knowledge
  • already held Sass knowledge
  • already held manage content development projects skill
  • already held provide multimedia content skill
  • already held style sheet languages knowledge
  • already held translate requirements into visual design skill
  • already held use content management system software skill
  • already held use markup languages skill
  • already held use presentation software skill
  • already held use word processing software skill
  • already held utilise content types skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required
  • required, not held product usage risks analysis required
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held documentation types required
09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held provide online help optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held provide online help optional
  • optional, not held ICT help platforms optional
  • optional, not held application usability optional
  • optional, not held create script for artistic production optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held identify technological needs optional
  • optional, not held integrate and re-elaborate digital content optional
  • optional, not held manage digital documents optional
  • optional, not held manage localisation optional
31 held skills the technical communicator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role AJAX knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JavaScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role PHP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role authoring software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct search engine optimisation skill
  • not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create content title skill
  • not needed by the target role design digital call to action skill
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with company regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keywords in digital content knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage online content skill
  • not needed by the target role perform copywriting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform online data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role proofread text skill
  • not needed by the target role provide guidelines for content development skill
  • not needed by the target role translate requirement concepts into content skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
  • not needed by the target role web based collaborative platforms knowledge
  • not needed by the target role web programming knowledge
8 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 ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held documentation types required
  • required, not held visual presentation techniques required
  • required, not held knowledge base required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • required, not held product usage risks analysis required
  • optional, not held ICT help platforms optional
  • optional, not held application usability optional
Index

Other moves recorded from web content manager

Full index of moves from web content manager

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.