Where a thanatology researcher can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a thanatology researcher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Thanatology researchers study death and the dying in a variety of scientific fields such as psychology, sociology, physiology and anthropology. They contribute to the growth of knowledge on aspects of death such as the psychological phenomena the dying and those around them are experiencing.
Also known as thanatologist, researcher in the psychology of death and dying, thanatological researcher, researcher in thanatology, fellow in thanatology, thanatological scholar.
Professionals 58 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: religion scientific researcher, 77%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A thanatology researcher needs 40 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- thanatology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- identify research topics information skills
- phenomenology arts and humanities
- anthropology social sciences, journalism and information
- gather data information skills
- sociology social sciences, journalism and information
- develop scientific theories information skills
- psychology social sciences, journalism and information
- apply scientific methods information skills
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a thanatology researcher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- anthropologist 79% covered · difficulty 34.4
- sociologist 77% covered · difficulty 36.3
- philosopher 77% covered · difficulty 36.4
- media scientist 76% covered · difficulty 37.6
- communication scientist 75% covered · difficulty 38.6
- criminologist 75% covered · difficulty 39
- kinesiologist 74% covered · difficulty 39.6
- statistician 74% covered · difficulty 40.3
- religion scientific researcher 73% covered · difficulty 40.9
- educational researcher 73% covered · difficulty 41.5
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How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a thanatology 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.