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

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

Mineralogists study the composition, structure and other physical aspects of the earth. They analyse various minerals and use scientific equipment to determine their structure and properties. Their work mostly focuses on the classification and identification of minerals by taking samples and performing further tests, analysis and examinations.

Professionals 73 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: palaeontologist, 77%

palaeontologist 77% covered seismologist 75% covered religion scientific researcher 74% covered geologist 72% covered oceanographer 71% covered mineralogist You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from mineralogist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a mineralogist 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 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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

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How these figures were compiled

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