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Where a special effects artist can go next

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

Special effects artists create illusions for movies, videos and computer games. They use computer software.

Highest coverage recorded: 80%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 4difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 35required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

storyboard artist 44% covered · difficulty 57.5

Index

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special effects artist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a special effects artist 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.