Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a biophysicist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a biophysicist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Biophysicists study the existing relation between living organisms and physics. They conduct research on living organisms based on the methods of physics that aim to explain the complexity of life, predict patterns, and draw conclusions about aspects of life. Biophysicists' research fields cover DNA, proteins, molecules, cells, and environments.

Also known as biophysics scientist, biophysics research scientist, biophysics biotechnologist, biophysics scholar, biophysics researcher, bio-physicist, biophysics research analyst, biophysics science researcher, biophysics analyst.

Professionals 74 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: astronomer, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
astronomer 78% covered oceanographer 77% covered religion scientific researcher 74% covered palaeontologist 74% covered seismologist 73% covered biophysicist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from biophysicist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a biophysicist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A biophysicist needs 47 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • protein natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • examine cell specimens microscopically working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • spectroscopy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • conduct research on flora information skills
  • proteomics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • conduct research on fauna information skills
  • genomics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • analyse cell cultures information skills
  • life sciences natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a biophysicist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Biophysicist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a biophysicist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.