Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

behavioural scientisttosociologist

A behavioural scientist already meets 74% of what the sociologist role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From behavioural scientist
74%
Overlap1
To sociologist
48 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
40.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

74%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

40.1/ 100

1 Share of the sociologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the behavioural scientist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A sociologist role treats 39 of its required skills as things a behavioural scientist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply knowledge of human behaviour
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply scientific methods
  • apply statistical analysis techniques
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 48 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sociologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a behavioural scientist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held observe human behaviour information skills
  • already held demography social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held anthropology social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held conduct public surveys information skills
  • already held multidisciplinary research generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held sociology social sciences, journalism and information

All 48 carried skills, including the 39 the sociologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor sociological trends required
  • required, not held gather data required
  • required, not held interpret current data required
  • required, not held study human societies required
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held study cultures optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geography required
03 social sciences, journalism and information 11 supplementary
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held economic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held political economy optional
  • optional, not held African studies optional
  • optional, not held communication studies optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held gender studies optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held politics optional
  • optional, not held social network analysis optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held teach sociology optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
  • optional, not held advise on personnel management optional
  • optional, not held advise on public relations optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held perform public relations optional
05 arts and humanities 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held legal studies optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sociologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 48 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held apply scientific methods skill
  • already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct qualitative research skill
  • already held conduct quantitative research skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • already held manage intellectual property rights skill
  • already held manage open publications skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held observe human behaviour skill
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held research design knowledge
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held sociology knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held statistics knowledge
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held anthropology knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply teaching strategies skill
  • already held conduct public surveys skill
  • already held demography knowledge
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held multidisciplinary research knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 education 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held action research optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held economic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held legal studies optional
  • optional, not held political economy optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held teach sociology optional
  • optional, not held African studies optional
  • optional, not held action research optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
  • optional, not held advise on personnel management optional
  • optional, not held advise on public relations optional
  • optional, not held communication studies optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held gender studies optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held perform public relations optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held politics optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
  • optional, not held social network analysis optional
  • optional, not held study cultures optional
28 held skills the sociologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal behaviour knowledge
  • not needed by the target role applied zoology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply clinical psychological treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role assess animal behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create criminal profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role create individual treatment programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role criminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop solutions for harmful behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role empirical analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role experimental psychology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee animal management skill
  • not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role phenomenology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide clinical psychological counselling skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role psychological treatment measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantitative analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role research human behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
19 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held geography required
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held economic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held legal studies optional
  • optional, not held political economy optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held African studies optional
  • optional, not held action research optional
  • optional, not held communication studies optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held gender studies optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held politics optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
  • optional, not held social network analysis optional
Index

Other moves recorded from behavioural scientist

Full index of moves from behavioural scientist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.