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Where a survival instructor can go next

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

Survival instructors guide groups into vast, natural areas, and assist them in a self-directed instruction of basic survival needs without any comfort facilities or modern gear to fall back on. They coach the participants into mastering survival skills such as fire making, producing primitive equipment, shelter construction and procurement of water and nourishment. They ensure the participants are aware of certain safety measures without diminishing the level of adventure, of environment protection and of risk management. They encourage efforts of leadership from the group and mentor the participants individually so as to push their limits responsibly and help overcome potential fears.

Also known as wilderness survival instructor, survival education instructor, educator in survival techniques, wilderness survival trainer, survival techniques instructor, instructor in survival techniques, survival trainer, wilderness instructor.

Technicians and associate professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: outdoor activities instructor, 65%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
outdoor activities instructor 65% covered photography teacher 39% covered adult literacy teacher 37% covered early years teacher 36% covered further education teacher 36% covered survival instructor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from survival instructor, 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 survival instructor 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 survival instructor needs 26 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
  • build a fire handling and moving
  • natural food resources engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • primitive technology arts and humanities
  • teach survival skills communication, collaboration and creativity
  • tracking principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • compass navigation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • lead hiking trips assisting and caring
  • protection from natural elements natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • rope lashing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • inspire enthusiasm for nature communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Survival instructor is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 survival instructor’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.