Table 1Transition record

museum directortoart handler

A museum director already meets 41% of what the art handler role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From museum director

41%

Overlap1

To art handler

6 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

49.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.6

This move: 49.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the art handler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the museum director 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A art handler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a museum director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on art handling communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions management skills
already held handle artworks handling and moving
already held consult exhibition organisers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held art collections arts and humanities
already held art history arts and humanities

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the art handler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 6 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 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess museum object condition required

optional, not held compose condition reports optional

02 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held deliver correspondence required

optional, not held manage loan administration optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure safety of exhibition required

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held supervise artefact movement required

05 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held conservation techniques optional
optional, not held fine arts optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held present exhibition optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a art handler 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on art handling skill
already held consult exhibition organisers skill
already held handle artworks skill
already held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions skill
already held art collections knowledge
already held art history knowledge

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held compose condition reports optional
optional, not held conservation techniques optional
optional, not held manage loan administration optional
optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held fine arts optional

41 held skills the art handler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertise an art collection skill
not needed by the target role analyse packaging requirements skill
not needed by the target role approve reports for artistic project skill
not needed by the target role art-historical values knowledge
not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role classical antiquity knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate in the development of marketing strategies skill
not needed by the target role conduct scholarly research skill
not needed by the target role coordinate marketing plan actions skill
not needed by the target role develop classification systems skill
not needed by the target role document museum collection skill
not needed by the target role ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety conditions in storage rooms skill
not needed by the target role evaluate cultural venue visitor needs skill
not needed by the target role history knowledge
not needed by the target role implement risk management for works of art skill
not needed by the target role install artwork in gallery skill
not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with educational institutions skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
not needed by the target role maintain catalogue collection skill
not needed by the target role maintain museum records skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role manage rented goods returns skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role marketing management knowledge
not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor museum environment skill
not needed by the target role museology knowledge
not needed by the target role museum databases knowledge
not needed by the target role organise participation in local or international events skill
not needed by the target role paleontology knowledge
not needed by the target role perform fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role plan art educational activities skill
not needed by the target role public relations knowledge
not needed by the target role sell art skill
not needed by the target role store goods skill

1 further entry not listed here

2 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

optional, not held conservation techniques optional
optional, not held fine arts optional

Index

Other moves recorded from museum director

Full index of moves from museum director

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.