Fortune teller to astrologer
A fortune teller already meets 67% of what the astrologer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
35.3/ 100
1 How much of what an astrologer is expected to do is already part of a fortune teller’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 astrologer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An astrologer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fortune teller already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess character
- astrology
- give advice on personal matters
- maintain customer service
- manage personal professional development
- prospect new customers
What stands in the way is 3 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An astrologer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fortune teller background worth leading with.
- already held astrology social sciences, journalism and information
- already held numerology arts and humanities
- already held give advice on personal matters assisting and caring
- already held assess character management skills
- already held rhetoric social sciences, journalism and information
- already held prospect new customers communication, collaboration and creativity
All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the astrologer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 8 missing skills fall into 5 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 prepare horoscopes required
- optional, not held write horoscopes optional
- still to learn specialised astrology software required
- still to learn observe celestial objects required
- optional, not held astropsychology optional
- optional, not held astronomy optional
- optional, not held elective astrology optional
- optional, not held horary astrology optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an astrologer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 prepare horoscopes practise this
- 02 specialised astrology software study this
- 03 observe celestial objects practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held assess character skill
- already held astrology knowledge
- already held give advice on personal matters skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held prospect new customers skill
- already held rhetoric knowledge
- already held administer appointments skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held interview people skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
- already held numerology knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held astropsychology optional
- optional, not held elective astrology optional
- optional, not held horary astrology optional
- optional, not held write horoscopes optional
- optional, not held astronomy optional
13 held skills the astrologer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role body language knowledge
- not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role entertain people skill
- not needed by the target role fortune-telling techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret tarot cards skill
- not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
- not needed by the target role occultism knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform improvisation skill
- not needed by the target role perform live skill
- not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
- not needed by the target role read palms skill
- not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
- not needed by the target role use internet chat skill
5 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 specialised astrology software required
- optional, not held astropsychology optional
- optional, not held elective astrology optional
- optional, not held horary astrology optional
- optional, not held astronomy optional
Common questions about this move
Can a fortune teller become an astrologer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A fortune teller already covers 67% of what an astrologer is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 7 of which the astrologer role treats as required.
What skills does a fortune teller need to become an astrologer?
3 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is prepare horoscopes.
How hard is the move from fortune teller to astrologer?
Its learning distance is 35.3 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.