Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a government minister can go next

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

Government ministers function as decision-makers in national or regional governments, and head government ministries. They perform legislative duties and supervise the operation of their department.

Also known as assembley minister, prime minister, minister of state, member of parliament, minister, secretary of state.

Managers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: governor, 73%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
governor 73% covered mayor 59% covered secretary of state 54% covered city councillor 37% covered secretary general 35% covered government minister You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from government minister, 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 government minister 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

A government minister needs 14 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
  • apply crisis management management skills
  • make legislative decisions management skills
  • prepare legislation proposition management skills
  • present legislation proposition communication, collaboration and creativity
  • brainstorm ideas communication, collaboration and creativity
  • analyse legislation information skills
  • constitutional law business, administration and law
  • legislation procedure business, administration and law
  • perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • good governance social sciences, journalism and information
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Government minister is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. 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 government minister’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.