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Where a polygraph examiner can go next

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

Polygraph examiners prepare individuals for polygraph testing, conduct the polygraph exam and interpret the results. They pay close attention to detail and use a range of instruments to monitor respiratory, sweat and cardiovascular responses to questions addressed during the process. Polygraph examiners write reports on the basis of the results and can provide courtroom testimony.

Also known as polygraph instructor, polygraph operator, signals analyst, polygraphist, lie detector operator, polygraph technician, lie detector examiner.

Professionals 28 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: criminal investigator, 26%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
criminal investigator 26% covered human resources assistant 25% covered prosecutor 24% covered genealogist 23% covered police detective 23% covered polygraph examiner You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from polygraph examiner, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a polygraph examiner already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A polygraph examiner needs 14 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • psychophysiology health and welfare
  • use technology for forensics working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • forensic intelligence services
  • manage tests information skills
  • observe human behaviour information skills
  • assess character management skills
  • analyse legal evidence information skills
  • document interviews information skills
  • conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintain professional administration management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a polygraph examiner does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a polygraph examiner’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.