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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.

Also known as social research worker, social science researcher, social work research manager, social research interviewer, social scientist, communities research worker, social work research officer, social work research assistant.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
religion scientific researcher 58% covered thanatology researcher 57% covered enterprise development worker 55% covered social work supervisor 55% covered communication scientist 55% covered social work researcher You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from social work researcher, 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 social work researcher 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.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A social work researcher needs 47 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
  • plan research process information skills
  • carry out social work research information skills
  • action research education
  • apply case management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • make legislation transparent for users of social services communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consider social impact of actions on service users management skills
  • organise social work packages management skills
  • social work theory health and welfare
  • refer social service users assisting and caring
  • cooperate at inter-professional level communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a social work researcher’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.