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Where a criminologist can go next

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

Criminologists study conditions pertaining to humans such as the social and psychological aspects that could lead them to commit criminal acts. They observe and analyse different factors ranging from behavioural conditions up to social background and environment of suspects in order to advise organisations on the prevention of crime.

Also known as criminology scientist, criminology research scientist, criminology studies scientist, criminology studies research scientist, criminology researcher, criminology studies researcher, criminologists, criminology studies scholar, criminology science researcher, criminology scholar.

Professionals 67 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: demographer, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
demographer 78% covered religion scientific researcher 75% covered thanatology researcher 75% covered astronomer 74% covered behavioural scientist 73% covered criminologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from criminologist, 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 criminologist 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 criminologist 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
  • review criminal acts information skills
  • conduct forensic evaluations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • forensic psychiatry health and welfare
  • use data processing techniques working with computers
  • anthropology social sciences, journalism and information
  • criminology social sciences, journalism and information
  • analyse legal evidence information skills
  • sociology social sciences, journalism and information
  • criminal law business, administration and law
  • research design generic programmes and qualifications
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Criminologist 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 criminologist’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.