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

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

Mountain guides assist visitors, interpret natural heritage and provide information and guidance to tourists on mountain expeditions. They support visitors with activities such as hiking, climbing and skiing in addition to ensuring their safety through monitoring both weather and health conditions.

Technicians and associate professionals 50 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: park guide, 70%

park guide 70% covered tourist guide 67% covered host/hostess 43% covered tour organiser 42% covered tour operator representative 37% covered mountain guide You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from mountain guide. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a mountain guide 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

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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mountain guide is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 mountain guide 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.