Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a member of parliament can go next

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

Members of parliament represent their political party's interests in parliaments. They perform legislative duties, developing and proposing new laws, and communicate with government officials to assess current issues and government operations. They oversee the implementation of laws and policies and function as government representatives to the public to ensure transparency.

Also known as assembly member, legislative member, member of european parliament.

Managers 30 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: governor, 67%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
governor 67% covered mayor 57% covered secretary of state 51% covered public affairs consultant 42% covered city councillor 39% covered member of parliament You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from member of parliament, 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 member of parliament 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 member of parliament 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
  • EU law business, administration and law
  • make legislative decisions management skills
  • prepare legislation proposition management skills
  • present legislation proposition communication, collaboration and creativity
  • engage in debates 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 member of parliament does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Member of parliament 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 member of parliament’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.