Where an oceanographer can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an oceanographer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Oceanographers study and perform research on matters related to the sea and oceans. Oceanographers divide their expertise in different branches of research which are physical oceanographers whose research focus on waves and tides, chemical oceanographers whose study address the chemical constitution of sea waters, and geological oceanographer whose research refers to the bottom of seas and their plaques.
Also known as marine geologist, marine physicist, oceanography scientist, oceanography science researcher, oceanographers, oceanography research scientist, marine chemist, oceanography analyst, oceanography research analyst, marine research scientist, oceanography researcher.
Professionals 68 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: meteorologist, 78%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
An oceanographer needs 42 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- oceanography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- scientific modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
- gather experimental data information skills
- operate scientific measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- apply statistical analysis techniques information skills
- apply scientific methods information skills
- use measurement instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
- execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
- physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an oceanographer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- astronomer 80% covered · difficulty 30.4
- cosmologist 79% covered · difficulty 31.9
- palaeontologist 79% covered · difficulty 32.2
- hydrologist 78% covered · difficulty 33.5
- geographer 77% covered · difficulty 34.3
- meteorologist 77% covered · difficulty 34.8
- biophysicist 77% covered · difficulty 35.2
- bioinformatics scientist 75% covered · difficulty 36.5
- biometrician 75% covered · difficulty 37.3
- demographer 74% covered · difficulty 38.1
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How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an oceanographer’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.