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

historiantoanthropologist

A historian already meets 72% of what the anthropologist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From historian
72%
Overlap1
To anthropologist
47 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
42.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.2/ 100

1 Share of the anthropologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the historian 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 anthropologist role treats 33 of its required skills as things a historian 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
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise

What stands in the way is 9 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 47 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A anthropologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a historian background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held search historical sources in archives information skills
  • already held African studies social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held paleography arts and humanities
  • already held Sanskrit classical languages
  • already held Ancient Greek classical languages
  • already held Latin classical languages

All 47 carried skills, including the 33 the anthropologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 7 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, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret pedigree charts required
  • required, not held observe human behaviour required
  • required, not held research human behaviour required
  • required, not held study cultures required
  • optional, not held conduct participatory research optional
  • optional, not held identify archaeological finds optional
  • optional, not held study human societies optional
02 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held anthropology required
  • required, not held economic anthropology required
  • required, not held participant observation required
  • optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held politics optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
03 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held research design required
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held cultural geography required
  • optional, not held biology optional
05 arts and humanities 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held teach anthropology optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a anthropologist 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 47 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 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 geography knowledge
  • 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 interview people 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 research methodology knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held African studies knowledge
  • already held Ancient Greek knowledge
  • already held Latin knowledge
  • already held Sanskrit knowledge
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held archaeology knowledge
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held cultural history knowledge
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held history knowledge
  • already held paleography knowledge
  • already held search historical sources in archives skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work on excavation site optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct participatory research optional
  • optional, not held identify archaeological finds optional
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held teach anthropology optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
  • optional, not held politics optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
  • optional, not held study human societies optional
  • optional, not held work on excavation site optional
27 held skills the anthropologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on historical context skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse recorded sources skill
  • not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
  • not needed by the target role art history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess conservation needs skill
  • not needed by the target role compile library lists skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
  • not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult iconographic sources skill
  • not needed by the target role create collection conservation plan skill
  • not needed by the target role determine authorship of documents skill
  • not needed by the target role do historical research skill
  • not needed by the target role document interviews skill
  • not needed by the target role escort visitors to places of interest skill
  • not needed by the target role historical methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain museum records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage digital archives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage tourist groups skill
  • not needed by the target role museum databases knowledge
  • not needed by the target role periodisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role provide tourism related information skill
  • not needed by the target role reconstruct modified documents skill
  • not needed by the target role source criticism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study a collection skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role teach history skill
15 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 anthropology required
  • required, not held cultural geography required
  • required, not held economic anthropology required
  • required, not held participant observation required
  • required, not held research design required
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
  • optional, not held politics optional
  • optional, not held religious studies optional
  • optional, not held sociology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from historian

Full index of moves from historian

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.