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Where a senator can go next

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

Senators perform legislative duties on a central government level, such as working on constitutional reforms, negotiating on bills of law, and settling conflicts between other governmental institutions.

Also known as senate member, senate representative.

Managers 29 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: mayor, 72%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from senator, 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 senator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

public affairs consultant 40% covered · difficulty 56.1

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A senator needs 11 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

make legislative decisions management skills
prepare legislation proposition management skills
present legislation proposition communication, collaboration and creativity
engage in debates communication, collaboration and creativity
analyse legislation information skills
constitutional law business, administration and law
legislation procedure business, administration and law
perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity
good governance social sciences, journalism and information
government representation social sciences, journalism and information

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Senator is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. 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 senator’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.