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Where a social work researcher can go next

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

Social work researchers manage research projects aiming to investigate and provide reports on social issues. They first perform research by gathering information through interviews, focus groups and questionnaires; followed by organising and analysing the gathered information using computer software packages. They analyse social problems and needs, and the different ways and techniques to respond to them.

Professionals 70 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: religion scientific researcher, 58%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from social work researcher. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a social work researcher 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

religion scientific researcher 58% covered · difficulty 51.8

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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social work researcher is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a social work researcher 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.