Which job can you actually switch into?
Every occupation is a set of skills. Two occupations that share most of theirs are a short move apart, whatever their titles suggest. This volume computes that overlap across 3,039 occupations and records, for each move, what carries over and what does not.
- Transitions recorded
- 15,303
- Occupations covered
- 3,008of 3,039 in ESCO
- Distinct skills
- 13,939required or supplementary
- Authored lines1
- 0per transition record
1 Every line of a transition record is computed from the classification, not written by a person or a language model, which is why none of it can flatter you. This preface and the method are written by hand.
Table 1 · A sample of starting points
- 3D animator 4 moves
- 3D modeller 5 moves
- 3D printing technician 5 moves
- abrasive blasting operator 5 moves
- absorbent pad machine operator 5 moves
- academic advisor 5 moves
- academic support officer 5 moves
- accommodation manager 5 moves
- accountant 12 moves
- accounting analyst 5 moves
- accounting assistant 5 moves
- accounting manager 5 moves
- acoustical engineer 5 moves
- activism officer 3 moves
- activity leader 5 moves
- actor/actress 5 moves
- actuarial assistant 5 moves
- actuarial consultant 5 moves
- acupuncturist 5 moves
- administrative assistant 12 moves
- admissions coordinator 5 moves
Full index of all 3,039 occupations, searchable and grouped.
Table 2 · The shortest moves recorded
Where the largest share of the target role is already met by the starting one.
- scrap metal operativetobriquetting machine operator 91% covered
- standalone public buyertoprocurement support officer 91% covered
- moulding machine operatortomouldmaker 88% covered
- activity leadertoassistant outdoor animator 88% covered
- election agenttopolitical campaign officer 88% covered
- public procurement specialisttoprocurement department manager 86% covered
- wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmeticstowholesale merchant in household goods 86% covered
- wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmeticstowholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery 86% covered
- wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmeticstowholesale merchant in electrical household appliances 86% covered
- wholesale merchant in fish crustaceans and molluscstowholesale merchant in household goods 86% covered
Table 3 · Moves worth reading first
- metal drawing machine operatortochain making machine operator 79% covered · adjacent
- metal drawing machine operatortowire weaving machine operator 75% covered · moderate
- metal drawing machine operatortoextrusion machine operator 69% covered · moderate
- metal drawing machine operatortonailing machine operator 69% covered · adjacent
- metal drawing machine operatortostamping press operator 67% covered · moderate
- precision device inspectortoautomated optical inspection operator 63% covered · moderate
- precision device inspectortocalibration technician 55% covered · moderate
- precision device inspectortoelectronic equipment inspector 54% covered · moderate
- precision device inspectortoprinted circuit board test technician 50% covered · substantial
- precision device inspectortocomputer hardware test technician 50% covered · substantial