Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
RecordOccupation

Where a composer can go next

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

Composers create new music pieces in a variety of styles. They usually note down the created music in musical notation. Composers may work independently or as part of a group or ensemble. Many create pieces to support film, television, games or live performances.

Professionals 24 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: music arranger, 63%

music arranger 63% covered music director 37% covered lyricist 24% covered répétiteur 20% covered musical conductor 19% covered composer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from composer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a composer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a composer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.