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

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

Geologists research the materials that form the earth. Their observations depend on the purpose of the research. Depending on their specialisation, geologists study how the Earth has been shaped over time, its geological layers, the quality of minerals for mining purposes, earthquakes and volcanic activity for private services, and similar phenomena.

Professionals 87 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: geographer, 78%

geographer 78% covered astronomer 78% covered religion scientific researcher 75% covered demographer 75% covered meteorologist 74% covered geologist You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from geologist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a geologist 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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geologist 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 geologist 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.