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

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

Lyricists interpret the style of a music piece and write words to accompany the melody. They work together with the music composer.

Professionals 25 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: composer, 27%

composer 27% covered sound editor 27% covered music arranger 26% covered musical conductor 25% covered music director 25% covered lyricist You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from lyricist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a lyricist 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 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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lyricist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a lyricist 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.