Market research analyst to survey enumerator
A market research analyst already meets 36% of what the survey enumerator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.9/ 100
1 How much of what a survey enumerator is expected to do is already part of a market research analyst’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 survey enumerator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A survey enumerator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a market research analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- document interviews
- information confidentiality
- interview techniques
- tabulate survey results
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 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A survey enumerator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a market research analyst background worth leading with.
- already held tabulate survey results information skills
- already held evaluate interview reports information skills
- already held design questionnaires information skills
- already held demography social sciences, journalism and information
- already held data quality assessment business, administration and law
- already held conduct public surveys information skills
All 15 carried skills, including the 4 the survey enumerator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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 interview people required
- still to learn adhere to questionnaires required
- still to learn capture people's attention required
- still to learn prepare survey report required
- still to learn use questioning techniques required
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held explain interview purposes optional
- optional, not held manage needs for stationery items optional
- optional, not held use shorthand optional
- still to learn observe confidentiality required
- still to learn respond to enquiries required
- still to learn fill out forms required
- optional, not held revise questionnaires optional
- still to learn survey techniques required
- optional, not held polling techniques optional
- still to learn communication required
- optional, not held national population census optional
- optional, not held opinion poll optional
- optional, not held politics optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a survey enumerator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 interview people practise this
- 02 adhere to questionnaires practise this
- 03 capture people's attention 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 document interviews skill
- already held information confidentiality knowledge
- already held interview techniques knowledge
- already held tabulate survey results skill
- already held conduct public surveys skill
- already held data quality assessment knowledge
- already held demography knowledge
- already held design questionnaires skill
- already held evaluate interview reports skill
- already held market research knowledge
- already held perform data analysis skill
- already held present reports skill
- already held psychology knowledge
- already held statistics knowledge
- already held visual presentation techniques knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
- optional, not held use office systems optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held national population census optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held explain interview purposes optional
- optional, not held manage needs for stationery items optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held opinion poll optional
- optional, not held politics optional
- optional, not held polling techniques optional
- optional, not held revise questionnaires optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
- optional, not held use office systems optional
- optional, not held use shorthand optional
57 held skills the survey enumerator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role LDAP knowledge
- not needed by the target role LINQ knowledge
- not needed by the target role MDX knowledge
- not needed by the target role N1QL knowledge
- not needed by the target role SPARQL knowledge
- not needed by the target role XQuery knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on market strategies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
- not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
- not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
- not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role build predictive models skill
- not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate in the development of marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
- not needed by the target role consumer goods industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role customer insight knowledge
- not needed by the target role customer segmentation knowledge
- not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
- not needed by the target role database knowledge
- not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
- not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
- not needed by the target role document project progress skill
- not needed by the target role draw conclusions from market research results skill
- not needed by the target role establish data processes skill
- not needed by the target role follow the news skill
- not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
- not needed by the target role gather data skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role identify market niches skill
- not needed by the target role identify potential markets for companies skill
- not needed by the target role keep updated on innovations in various business fields skill
17 further entries not listed here
6 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 communication required
- still to learn survey techniques required
- optional, not held national population census optional
- optional, not held opinion poll optional
- optional, not held politics optional
- optional, not held polling techniques optional
Other moves recorded from market research analyst
- market research interviewer 44% covered · substantial
- statistical assistant 41% covered · substantial
- data entry clerk 39% covered · substantial
- data entry supervisor 38% covered · substantial
- data quality specialist 37% covered · substantial
- business economics researcher 36% covered · substantial
- data analyst 30% covered · career change
- marketing consultant 29% covered · career change
Common questions about this move
Can a market research analyst become a survey enumerator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A market research analyst already covers 36% of what a survey enumerator is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 4 of which the survey enumerator role treats as required.
What skills does a market research analyst need to become a survey enumerator?
10 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is interview people.
How hard is the move from market research analyst to survey enumerator?
Its learning distance is 61.9 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.