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

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

Musicians perform a vocal or musical part that can be recorded or played for an audience. They have know-how and practice of one or many instruments or using their voice. The musician can also write and transcribe music.

Professionals 62 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: music arranger, 79%

music arranger 79% covered variety artist 68% covered puppeteer 65% covered composer 63% covered stand-up comedian 62% covered musician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from musician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a musician 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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musician 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 musician 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.