Statistical assistant to business economics researcher
A statistical assistant already meets 31% of what the business economics researcher role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.3/ 100
1 How much of what a business economics researcher is expected to do is already part of a statistical assistant’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 business economics researcher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A business economics researcher role treats 6 of its required skills as things a statistical assistant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- conduct quantitative research
- digital data processing
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- quantitative analysis
What stands in the way is 9 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A business economics researcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a statistical assistant background worth leading with.
- already held quantitative analysis social sciences, journalism and information
- already held digital data processing working with computers
- already held apply statistical analysis techniques information skills
- already held conduct quantitative research information skills
- already held apply scientific methods information skills
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the business economics researcher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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 business management principles required
- still to learn financial markets required
- still to learn international business required
- optional, not held commercial law optional
- optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
- optional, not held management consulting optional
- optional, not held financial analysis optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held operational research optional
- still to learn analyse economic trends required
- still to learn analyse market financial trends required
- still to learn forecast economic trends required
- optional, not held monitor national economy optional
- optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
- optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
- still to learn mathematical economics required
- still to learn economics required
- still to learn advise on economic development required
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
- optional, not held consider economic criteria in decision making optional
- optional, not held business analytics optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a business economics researcher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 mathematical economics study this
- 02 advise on economic development practise this
- 03 analyse economic trends 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- already held conduct quantitative research skill
- already held digital data processing skill
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held quantitative analysis knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held statistics knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held use business simulation tools optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held business analytics optional
- optional, not held commercial law optional
- optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
- optional, not held management consulting optional
- optional, not held monitor national economy optional
- optional, not held use business simulation tools optional
- optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
- optional, not held consider economic criteria in decision making optional
- optional, not held financial analysis optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held operational research optional
- optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
30 held skills the business economics researcher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role algorithms knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
- not needed by the target role compile statistical data for insurance purposes skill
- not needed by the target role conduct financial surveys skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
- not needed by the target role data quality assessment knowledge
- not needed by the target role data science knowledge
- not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
- not needed by the target role design questionnaires skill
- not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
- not needed by the target role gather data skill
- not needed by the target role identify statistical patterns skill
- not needed by the target role manage database skill
- not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role process data skill
- not needed by the target role produce statistical financial records skill
- not needed by the target role research design knowledge
- not needed by the target role revise questionnaires skill
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistical modeling techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role survey techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role tabulate survey results skill
- not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
- not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
12 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 mathematical economics required
- still to learn business management principles required
- still to learn economics required
- still to learn financial markets required
- still to learn international business required
- optional, not held business analytics optional
- optional, not held commercial law optional
- optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
- optional, not held management consulting optional
- optional, not held financial analysis optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held operational research optional
Common questions about this move
Can a statistical assistant become a business economics researcher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A statistical assistant already covers 31% of what a business economics researcher is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 6 of which the business economics researcher role treats as required.
What skills does a statistical assistant need to become a business economics researcher?
9 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is mathematical economics.
How hard is the move from statistical assistant to business economics researcher?
Its learning distance is 65.3 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.