mineralogisttopalaeontologist
A mineralogist already meets 77% of what the palaeontologist role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
77%
35.8/ 100
1 Share of the palaeontologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mineralogist 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 palaeontologist role treats 33 of its required skills as things a mineralogist 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 5 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 44 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A palaeontologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mineralogist background worth leading with.
- already held examine geochemical samples information skills
- already held interpret geophysical data information skills
- already held conduct field work information skills
- already held geography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held develop scientific theories information skills
- already held operate scientific measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 44 carried skills, including the 33 the palaeontologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 10 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 geological time scale required
- required, not held paleontology required
- optional, not held botany optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held geophysics optional
- required, not held scientific literature required
- required, not held scientific modelling required
- required, not held use geographic information systems required
- optional, not held conduct geochemical research optional
- optional, not held identify fossils optional
- optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
- optional, not held gather experimental data optional
- optional, not held oversee excavation optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held assemble fossils optional
- optional, not held excavate fossils optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a palaeontologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 use geographic information systems skill · sector specific
- 02 geological time scale knowledge · cross sector
- 03 paleontology 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 44 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 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 geographic information systems knowledge
- already held geology 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 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 apply blended learning skill
- already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- already held collect samples for analysis skill
- already held conduct field work skill
- already held develop scientific theories skill
- already held examine geochemical samples skill
- already held geography knowledge
- already held interpret geophysical data skill
- already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- already held perform laboratory tests skill
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held paleography optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held locate fossils optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assemble fossils optional
- optional, not held conduct geochemical research optional
- optional, not held excavate fossils optional
- optional, not held identify fossils optional
- optional, not held locate fossils optional
- optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
- optional, not held botany optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held paleography optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held gather experimental data optional
- optional, not held geophysics optional
- optional, not held oversee excavation optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
29 held skills the palaeontologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
- not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
- not needed by the target role assist with geophysical surveys skill
- not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
- not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
- not needed by the target role communicate on minerals issues skill
- not needed by the target role create thematic maps skill
- not needed by the target role determine characteristics of mineral deposits skill
- not needed by the target role determine crystalline structure skill
- not needed by the target role develop geological databases skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate mineral resources skill
- not needed by the target role geochemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role geodesy knowledge
- not needed by the target role geological mapping knowledge
- not needed by the target role impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement mineral processes skill
- not needed by the target role label samples skill
- not needed by the target role minerals laws knowledge
- not needed by the target role model mineral deposits skill
- not needed by the target role operate microscope skill
- not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
- not needed by the target role petrology knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare geological map sections skill
- not needed by the target role process data skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on geological characteristics skill
- not needed by the target role sedimentology knowledge
- not needed by the target role separate metals from ores skill
- not needed by the target role test raw minerals skill
- not needed by the target role use earth sciences tools skill
10 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 geological time scale required
- required, not held paleontology required
- required, not held scientific literature required
- required, not held scientific modelling required
- optional, not held botany optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held paleography optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held geophysics 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.