Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an intelligence officer can go next

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

Intelligence officers develop and execute plans to gather information and intelligence. They investigate the lines of enquiry which would provide them with the necessary intelligence, and contact and interview people who may provide intelligence. They write reports on their results, and perform administrative duties to ensure records maintenance.

Also known as cyber investigator, intelligence research specialist, cyber threat intelligence specialist, research & intelligence officer, counter-terrorism analyst, criminal intelligence analyst, military intelligence officer, intelligence analyst, housing intelligence officer, intelligence research officer, intelligence investigator, research and intelligence officer.

Professionals 29 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: police detective, 47%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
police detective 47% covered police inspector 46% covered immigration officer 44% covered police commissioner 34% covered criminal investigator 33% covered intelligence officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from intelligence officer, 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 intelligence officer 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 intelligence officer needs 11 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
  • conduct threat intelligence working with computers
  • develop investigation strategy information skills
  • operational research business, administration and law
  • document evidence information skills
  • investigation research methods services
  • ensure information security assisting and caring
  • maintain professional records information skills
  • surveillance methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
  • undertake inspections information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Intelligence officer 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 intelligence officer’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.