Table 1Transition record

musiciantovariety artist

A musician already meets 68% of what the variety artist role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From musician

68%

Overlap1

To variety artist

19 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

34.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 34.9

This move: 34.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the variety artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the musician 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A variety artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a musician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held cope with stage fright management skills
already held act for an audience communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform for young audiences communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform music solo communication, collaboration and creativity
already held select music for performance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work independently as an artist communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the variety artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held create an artistic performance required

optional, not held develop magic show concepts optional
optional, not held engage the audience emotionally optional
optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
optional, not held manipulate object to create illusions optional
optional, not held perform dances optional
optional, not held perform stunts optional
optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional

02 information skills 1 required

required, not held keep up with trends required

03 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held match venues with performers optional
optional, not held meet deadlines optional

04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held work with respect for own safety optional

05 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage performance light quality optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a variety artist 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse own performance skill
already held attend rehearsals skill
already held cope with stage fright skill
already held interact with an audience skill
already held interact with fellow actors skill
already held manage feedback skill
already held perform live skill
already held select music for performance skill
already held study roles from scripts skill
already held work independently as an artist skill
already held work with an artistic team skill
already held act for an audience skill
already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
already held follow time cues skill
already held musical genres knowledge
already held perform for young audiences skill
already held perform music solo skill
already held play musical instruments skill
already held sing skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop magic show concepts optional
optional, not held engage the audience emotionally optional
optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
optional, not held manage performance light quality optional
optional, not held manipulate object to create illusions optional
optional, not held match venues with performers optional
optional, not held perform dances optional
optional, not held perform stunts optional
optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held meet deadlines optional
optional, not held work with respect for own safety optional

43 held skills the variety artist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on music pedagogy skill
not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
not needed by the target role collaborate with music librarians skill
not needed by the target role complete final musical scores skill
not needed by the target role compose music skill
not needed by the target role create musical forms skill
not needed by the target role design a music show skill
not needed by the target role develop musical ideas skill
not needed by the target role draw up artistic project proposals skill
not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
not needed by the target role evaluate musical ideas skill
not needed by the target role improvise music skill
not needed by the target role legal environment in music knowledge
not needed by the target role link between dance and music style knowledge
not needed by the target role manage artistic career skill
not needed by the target role manage artistic project skill
not needed by the target role manage musical staff skill
not needed by the target role music literature knowledge
not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role musical theory knowledge
not needed by the target role orchestrate music skill
not needed by the target role organise a repertoire skill
not needed by the target role participate in artistic mediation activities skill
not needed by the target role participate in music studio recordings skill
not needed by the target role perform music in ensemble skill
not needed by the target role perform musical improvisations in therapy skill
not needed by the target role plan musical performances skill
not needed by the target role play the piano skill
not needed by the target role promote music skill
not needed by the target role read musical score skill
not needed by the target role record music skill
not needed by the target role rewrite musical scores skill
not needed by the target role select musical performers skill
not needed by the target role specialise in a musical genre skill
not needed by the target role study music skill
not needed by the target role study musical scores skill
not needed by the target role supervise music groups skill
not needed by the target role transcribe ideas into musical notation skill
not needed by the target role transcribe musical compositions skill
not needed by the target role transpose music skill

3 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from musician

Full index of moves from musician

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.