physiologisttokinesiologist
A physiologist already meets 78% of what the kinesiologist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
78%
38.6/ 100
1 Share of the kinesiologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the physiologist 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 kinesiologist role treats 41 of its required skills as things a physiologist 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 8 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 kinesiologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a physiologist 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 41 the kinesiologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 kinanthropometry required
- required, not held kinesiology required
- required, not held nutrition required
- required, not held kinetics required
- required, not held neurology required
- optional, not held kinesitherapy optional
- optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
- optional, not held osteopathy optional
- optional, not held psychomotor therapy optional
- optional, not held pathology optional
- optional, not held therapeutic massage optional
- required, not held correct potentially harmful movements required
- optional, not held provide individual exercise programmes optional
- optional, not held contribute to the rehabilitation process optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging people optional
- required, not held biomechanics required
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- required, not held assess physical conditions of clients required
- optional, not held create a diet plan optional
- optional, not held create exercise programmes for health risks optional
- optional, not held sport psychology optional
- optional, not held psychology optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a kinesiologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 kinanthropometry knowledge · occupation specific
- 02 correct potentially harmful movements skill · sector specific
- 03 kinesiology knowledge · sector specific
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 gather experimental data 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 research design knowledge
- already held scientific modelling knowledge
- 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 occupational physiology knowledge
- already held perform lectures skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held rehabilitation knowledge
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
- already held write research proposals skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held attend sports training optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held kinesitherapy optional
- optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
- optional, not held attend sports training optional
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held create a diet plan optional
- optional, not held create exercise programmes for health risks optional
- optional, not held osteopathy optional
- optional, not held provide individual exercise programmes optional
- optional, not held psychomotor therapy optional
- optional, not held sport psychology optional
- optional, not held contribute to the rehabilitation process optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging people optional
- optional, not held pathology optional
- optional, not held psychology optional
- optional, not held therapeutic massage optional
26 held skills the kinesiologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on rehabilitation exercises skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role clinical cytology knowledge
- not needed by the target role clinical immunopathology knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct experiments on animals skill
- not needed by the target role conduct polysomnography skill
- not needed by the target role conduct preoperative investigations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on fauna skill
- not needed by the target role dermapathology knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop pharmaceutical drugs skill
- not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
- not needed by the target role explain types of coagulation disorders skill
- not needed by the target role hepatology knowledge
- not needed by the target role histology knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret electromyograms skill
- not needed by the target role intracranial hypertension knowledge
- not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role life sciences knowledge
- not needed by the target role neoplasia knowledge
- not needed by the target role neuroscience knowledge
- not needed by the target role nuclear medicine knowledge
- not needed by the target role offer advice on diet-related concerns skill
- not needed by the target role professional documentation in health care knowledge
- not needed by the target role proteomics knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
- not needed by the target role urolithiasis in the urinary tract 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 kinanthropometry required
- required, not held kinesiology required
- required, not held nutrition required
- required, not held biomechanics required
- required, not held kinetics required
- required, not held neurology required
- optional, not held kinesitherapy optional
- optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held osteopathy optional
- optional, not held psychomotor therapy optional
- optional, not held sport psychology optional
- optional, not held pathology optional
- optional, not held psychology optional
- optional, not held therapeutic massage 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.