Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a cosmetic chemist can go next

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

Cosmetic chemists develop formulas in order to create and test new cosmetic products and improve existing cosmetic products such as perfumes and fragrances, lipstick, waterproof lotions and makeup, hair dye, soaps and detergents with special properties, topical medicines or health supplements.

Professionals 59 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: religion scientific researcher, 71%

religion scientific researcher 71% covered thanatology researcher 66% covered philosopher 65% covered palaeontologist 64% covered seismologist 64% covered cosmetic chemist You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from cosmetic chemist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a cosmetic chemist 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

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

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a cosmetic chemist 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.