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Where a smart city consultant can go next

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

Smart city consultants advise on sustainability solutions for the implementation of smart city initiatives. They execute environmental projects based on smart services, advanced technology, and digital transformation in urban areas. In addition, Smart city consultants develop business plans to attract investment resources, identify challenges and sustainable business opportunities, as well as synergies between public and private stakeholders or clients.

Also known as Smart Cities specialist, smart city specialist, Smart Cities advisor, smart city advisor.

Professionals 48 skills on file 3 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: green ICT consultant, 40%

Fig. 2 · Career map 3 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

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

The 3 nearest destinations from smart city consultant, 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 smart city consultant already covers. All 3 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 3 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A smart city consultant needs 36 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

ICT environmental policies information and communication technologies (icts)
handle geospatial technologies working with computers
smart city features information and communication technologies (icts)
advise on sustainability solutions communication, collaboration and creativity
consult with industry professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
design smart grids communication, collaboration and creativity
implement environmental action plans communication, collaboration and creativity
liaise with architects communication, collaboration and creativity
manage environmental impact assisting and caring
advise on sustainable management policies communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

green ICT consultant 17% covered · difficulty 86.4

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Smart city consultant 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 smart city consultant’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.