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Where a genealogist can go next

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

Genealogists trace history and lineages of families. The results of their effort are displayed in a table of the descent from person to person which forms a family tree or they are written as narratives. Genealogists use analysis of public records, informal interviews, genetic analysis, and other methods to gain input information.

Also known as genealogy expert, ancestry expert, family tree researcher.

Professionals 24 skills on file 4 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fact checker, 29%

Fig. 2 · Career map 4 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fact checker 29% covered proofreader 21% covered polygraph examiner 20% covered field survey manager 18% covered genealogist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 4 nearest destinations from genealogist, 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 genealogist already covers. All 4 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 4 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A genealogist needs 12 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
  • genealogy arts and humanities
  • research family histories information skills
  • analyse recorded sources information skills
  • interpret pedigree charts information skills
  • analyse legislation information skills
  • genomics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • investigation research methods services
  • inspect data information skills
  • conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consult information sources information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Genealogist 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 genealogist’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.