geographertoseismologist
A geographer already meets 80% of what the seismologist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
80%
34.3/ 100
1 Share of the seismologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the geographer 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 this move works
A seismologist role treats 34 of its required skills as things a geographer 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 7 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 46 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A seismologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geographer background worth leading with.
- already held remote sensing techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held operate remote sensing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held scientific modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held apply digital mapping working with computers
- already held conduct field work information skills
- already held geography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 46 carried skills, including the 34 the seismologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held seismology required
- required, not held geophysics required
- required, not held mathematics required
- required, not held physics required
- required, not held interpret geophysical data required
- required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
- optional, not held analyse seismic risk optional
- optional, not held map the mantle of the Earth optional
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- required, not held use seismometers required
- optional, not held predict earthquakes optional
- optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
- optional, not held advise on building matters optional
- optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
- optional, not held develop geological databases optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a seismologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 seismology knowledge · occupation specific
- 02 use seismometers skill · occupation specific
- 03 interpret geophysical data skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 46 skills that carry over
- 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 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 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 modelling 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 apply digital mapping skill
- already held conduct field work skill
- already held develop scientific theories skill
- already held geography knowledge
- already held geology knowledge
- already held operate remote sensing equipment skill
- already held provide technical expertise skill
- already held remote sensing techniques knowledge
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
- already held write research proposals skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse seismic risk optional
- optional, not held map the mantle of the Earth optional
- optional, not held predict earthquakes optional
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- optional, not held develop geological databases optional
- optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
- optional, not held advise on building matters optional
- optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
27 held skills the seismologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
- not needed by the target role climatology knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
- not needed by the target role collect mapping data skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
- not needed by the target role create GIS reports skill
- not needed by the target role create thematic maps skill
- not needed by the target role cultural geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role design customised maps skill
- not needed by the target role design graphics skill
- not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
- not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role empirical analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role find trends in geographic data skill
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret aerial photos of timber skill
- not needed by the target role interview focus groups skill
- not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
- not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
- not needed by the target role study radar images skill
- not needed by the target role surveying knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach geography skill
- not needed by the target role urban planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held seismology required
- required, not held geophysics required
- required, not held mathematics required
- required, not held physics required
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.