Environmental policy officer to air pollution analyst
An environmental policy officer already meets 32% of what the air pollution analyst role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.9/ 100
1 How much of what an air pollution analyst is expected to do is already part of an environmental policy officer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the air pollution analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An air pollution analyst role treats 6 of its required skills as things an environmental policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- emission standards
- measure pollution
- perform environmental investigations
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- report on environmental issues
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An air pollution analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an environmental policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held measure pollution information skills
- already held emission standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held perform environmental investigations information skills
- already held advise on carbon emissions reduction communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held report on environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held pollution legislation business, administration and law
All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the air pollution analyst role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn liaise with local authorities required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- still to learn write production reports required
- optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
- optional, not held advise on chemical use reduction optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn test samples for pollutants required
- still to learn apply scientific methods required
- still to learn manage air quality required
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- still to learn urban pollution implications required
- still to learn electronics required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- still to learn collect samples required
- still to learn work with chemicals required
- still to learn chemistry required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held address public health issues optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an air pollution analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 collect samples practise this
- 02 test samples for pollutants practise this
- 03 urban pollution implications study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held emission standards knowledge
- already held measure pollution skill
- already held perform environmental investigations skill
- already held pollution legislation knowledge
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held report on environmental issues skill
- already held advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
- already held assess environmental impact skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
- optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- optional, not held address public health issues optional
- optional, not held advise on chemical use reduction optional
- optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
38 held skills the air pollution analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
- not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
- not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
- not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
- not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
- not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
- not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
- not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
- not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
- 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 pollution incidents skill
- not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
- not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
- not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn urban pollution implications required
- still to learn chemistry required
- still to learn electronics required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Other moves recorded from environmental policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can an environmental policy officer become an air pollution analyst?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental policy officer already covers 32% of what an air pollution analyst is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 6 of which the air pollution analyst role treats as required.
What skills does an environmental policy officer need to become an air pollution analyst?
11 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is collect samples.
How hard is the move from environmental policy officer to air pollution analyst?
Its learning distance is 64.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.