Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an economic adviser can go next

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

Economic advisers research economic developments and advise on economic problems. They forecast trends and behaviour in economics, and advise on finance, trade, fiscal and other related matters. They advise companies and organisations on techniques to gain economic profit.

Also known as policy analyst, economic development officer, economic policy researcher, economic policy advisor, economics consultant, economics adviser, financial and economic policy analyst.

Professionals 39 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: economic development coordinator, 75%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
economic development coordina… 75% covered tax policy analyst 45% covered regional development policy o… 38% covered economic policy officer 38% covered competition policy officer 35% covered economic adviser You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from economic adviser, 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 an economic adviser already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An economic adviser needs 21 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
  • supervise advocacy work management skills
  • advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
  • politics social sciences, journalism and information
  • monitor company policy information skills
  • business analysis business, administration and law
  • assess risk factors information skills
  • organisational policies business, administration and law
  • market analysis business, administration and law
  • strategic planning business, administration and law
  • develop organisational policies management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Economic adviser 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 an economic adviser’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.