Table 1Transition record

environmental experttonatural resources consultant

A environmental expert already meets 39% of what the natural resources consultant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental expert

39%

Overlap1

To natural resources consultant

12 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

62.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the natural resources consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental expert 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 natural resources consultant role treats 8 of its required skills as things a environmental expert already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on environmental remediation
assess environmental impact
coastal management
develop environmental policy
ecosystem management
environmental policy

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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A natural resources consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental expert background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held coastal management natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held manage land resources permits information skills
already held ecosystem management business, administration and law
already held advise on environmental remediation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
already held develop environmental policy management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the natural resources consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor nature conservation required
required, not held analyse ecological data required
required, not held conduct ecological research required
required, not held conduct environmental site assessments required

optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held conserve natural resources required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
optional, not held manage habitats optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held natural areas maintenance required

optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held ecology optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on nature conservation required

optional, not held educate people about nature optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held promote sustainability optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 supplementary

optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage forests optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a natural resources consultant 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on environmental remediation skill
already held assess environmental impact skill
already held coastal management knowledge
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held ecosystem management knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held habitat restoration knowledge
already held manage land resources permits skill
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held environmental engineering knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held monitor manufacturing impact skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held administer treatments to fish optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held educate people about nature optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held manage forests optional
optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held administer treatments to fish optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
optional, not held manage habitats optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held promote sustainability optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional

37 held skills the natural resources consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental plans against financial costs skill
not needed by the target role carry out training in environmental matters skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
not needed by the target role measure pollution skill
not needed by the target role perform environmental investigations skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role resource-efficient technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role watershed development knowledge
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications 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 natural areas maintenance required
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental expert

Full index of moves from environmental expert

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.