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

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

Police detectives gather and compile evidence which assists them in the solution of crimes. They use investigative techniques to gather evidence, and interview all parties connected to their line of enquiry, and cooperate with other police department divisions to gather the evidence.

Technicians and associate professionals 33 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: police commissioner, 50%

police commissioner 50% covered police officer 47% covered intelligence officer 45% covered prison officer 40% covered private detective 39% covered police detective You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from police detective. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a police detective 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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police detective 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 police detective 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.