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

cosmologisttodemographer

A cosmologist already meets 73% of what the demographer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cosmologist
73%
Overlap1
To demographer
40 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
39.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

73%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

39.6/ 100

1 Share of the demographer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cosmologist 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 demographer role treats 36 of its required skills as things a cosmologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply scientific methods
  • apply statistical analysis techniques
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines

What stands in the way is 8 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 40 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A demographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cosmologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop scientific theories information skills
  • already held scientific literature generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held write research proposals communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply statistical analysis techniques information skills
  • already held apply scientific methods information skills
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills

All 40 carried skills, including the 36 the demographer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast human population trends required
  • required, not held study human population required
  • optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held find trends in geographic data optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
02 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held digital data processing required
  • required, not held use data processing techniques required
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
03 generic programmes and qualifications 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • required, not held research design required
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held demography required
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geography required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held teach geography optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a demographer 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 40 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply for research funding 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 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 execute analytical mathematical calculations 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 mathematics knowledge
  • already held mentor individuals 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 scientific literature knowledge
  • already held scientific research methodology 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 apply blended learning skill
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held find trends in geographic data optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
  • optional, not held teach geography optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
36 held skills the demographer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role acoustics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aeronomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aerospace engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse telescope images skill
  • not needed by the target role astronomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out scientific research in observatory skill
  • not needed by the target role computational physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define celestial bodies skill
  • not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
  • not needed by the target role geophysics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
  • not needed by the target role image recognition knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematical modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematical physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role observe celestial objects skill
  • not needed by the target role observe matter skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate telescopes skill
  • not needed by the target role optics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role perform lectures skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantum computing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantum mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantum optics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantum technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supercomputing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role teach astronomy skill
  • not needed by the target role types of optical instruments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of satellites knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
10 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 demography required
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • required, not held geography required
  • required, not held research design required
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held scientific modelling optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
Index

Other moves recorded from cosmologist

Full index of moves from cosmologist

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.