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

field survey managertogenealogist

A field survey manager already meets 19% of what the genealogist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From field survey manager
19%
Overlap1
To genealogist
5 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
72.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.7/ 100

1 Share of the genealogist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the field survey manager 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 genealogist role treats 2 of its required skills as things a field survey manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct research interview
  • write work-related reports

What stands in the way is 10 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A genealogist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a field survey manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held document interviews information skills
  • already held interview techniques social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held interview people communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 2 the genealogist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 7 required
  • required, not held research family histories required
  • required, not held analyse legislation required
  • required, not held analyse recorded sources required
  • required, not held conduct qualitative research required
  • required, not held consult information sources required
  • required, not held inspect data required
  • required, not held interpret pedigree charts required
02 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held genealogy required
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held transcription methods optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held genomics required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held investigation research methods required
05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held copyright legislation optional
  • optional, not held family law optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held suggest revision of manuscripts optional
  • optional, not held proofread text optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a genealogist 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct research interview skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
  • already held document interviews skill
  • already held interview people skill
  • already held interview techniques knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held research design optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held social sciences optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held search databases optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held suggest revision of manuscripts optional
  • optional, not held copyright legislation optional
  • optional, not held family law optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held proofread text optional
  • optional, not held research design optional
  • optional, not held search databases optional
  • optional, not held social sciences optional
  • optional, not held transcription methods optional
27 held skills the genealogist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to questionnaires skill
  • not needed by the target role capture people's attention skill
  • not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role design questionnaires skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate interview reports skill
  • not needed by the target role explain interview purposes skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast workload skill
  • not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interview focus groups skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor field surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare survey report skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role record survey data skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role revise questionnaires skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role survey techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tabulate survey results skill
  • not needed by the target role train field investigators skill
  • not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
  • not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge
9 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 genealogy required
  • required, not held genomics required
  • required, not held investigation research methods required
  • optional, not held copyright legislation optional
  • optional, not held family law optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held research design optional
  • optional, not held social sciences optional
  • optional, not held transcription methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from field survey manager

Full index of moves from field survey manager

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.