kinesiologisttophysiologist
A kinesiologist already meets 80% of what the physiologist role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
80%
34.1/ 100
1 Share of the physiologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the kinesiologist 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 physiologist role treats 38 of its required skills as things a kinesiologist 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 safety procedures in laboratory
- apply scientific methods
- biology
- calibrate laboratory equipment
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 57 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A physiologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a kinesiologist background worth leading with.
- already held exercise physiology health and welfare
- already held assist in performing physical exercises assisting and caring
- already held assist patients with rehabilitation assisting and caring
- already held occupational physiology health and welfare
- already held develop patient treatment strategies assisting and caring
- already held assist in clinical trials communication, collaboration and creativity
All 57 carried skills, including the 38 the physiologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 8 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 conduct research on fauna required
- optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
- optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
- optional, not held conduct preoperative investigations optional
- optional, not held interpret electromyograms optional
- required, not held laboratory techniques required
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- optional, not held clinical cytology optional
- optional, not held life sciences optional
- required, not held histology required
- optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
- optional, not held dermapathology optional
- optional, not held hepatology optional
- optional, not held intracranial hypertension optional
- optional, not held neoplasia optional
- optional, not held neuroscience optional
- optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
- optional, not held urolithiasis in the urinary tract optional
- optional, not held nuclear medicine optional
- optional, not held advise on rehabilitation exercises optional
- optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
- optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
- optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a physiologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 conduct research on fauna skill · sector specific
- 02 histology knowledge · cross sector
- 03 laboratory techniques knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 57 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 safety procedures in laboratory skill
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held biology knowledge
- already held calibrate laboratory equipment 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 human anatomy knowledge
- already held human physiology 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 maintain laboratory equipment 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 laboratory tests 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 apply blended learning skill
- already held archive scientific documentation skill
- already held assist in clinical trials skill
- already held assist in performing physical exercises skill
- already held assist patients with rehabilitation skill
- already held develop patient treatment strategies skill
- already held develop scientific research protocols skill
- already held develop scientific theories skill
- already held ergonomics knowledge
- already held exercise physiology knowledge
- already held gather experimental data skill
- already held occupational physiology knowledge
- already held perform lectures skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held rehabilitation knowledge
- already held research design knowledge
- already held scientific modelling knowledge
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
- already held write research proposals skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held scientific literature optional
- optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on rehabilitation exercises optional
- optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
- optional, not held conduct experiments on animals optional
- optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
- optional, not held conduct preoperative investigations optional
- optional, not held dermapathology optional
- optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
- optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
- optional, not held hepatology optional
- optional, not held interpret electromyograms optional
- optional, not held intracranial hypertension optional
- optional, not held neoplasia optional
- optional, not held neuroscience optional
- optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- optional, not held urolithiasis in the urinary tract optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
- optional, not held clinical cytology optional
- optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional
- optional, not held life sciences optional
- optional, not held nuclear medicine optional
- optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
- optional, not held scientific literature optional
23 held skills the physiologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role acupuncture methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess physical conditions of clients skill
- not needed by the target role attend sports training skill
- not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role biomechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role contribute to the rehabilitation process skill
- not needed by the target role correct potentially harmful movements skill
- not needed by the target role create a diet plan skill
- not needed by the target role create exercise programmes for health risks skill
- not needed by the target role deal with challenging people skill
- not needed by the target role kinanthropometry knowledge
- not needed by the target role kinesiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role kinesitherapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role neurology knowledge
- not needed by the target role nutrition knowledge
- not needed by the target role osteopathy knowledge
- not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide individual exercise programmes skill
- not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role psychomotor therapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role sport psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role therapeutic massage knowledge
15 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 histology required
- required, not held laboratory techniques required
- optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
- optional, not held dermapathology optional
- optional, not held hepatology optional
- optional, not held intracranial hypertension optional
- optional, not held neoplasia optional
- optional, not held neuroscience optional
- optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- optional, not held urolithiasis in the urinary tract optional
- optional, not held clinical cytology optional
- optional, not held life sciences optional
- optional, not held nuclear medicine optional
- optional, not held scientific literature optional
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.