Table 1Transition record

subtitlertoproofreader

A subtitler already meets 21% of what the proofreader role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From subtitler

21%

Overlap1

To proofreader

4 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

70.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.8

This move: 70.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the proofreader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the subtitler 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A proofreader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a subtitler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held spelling arts and humanities
already held consult information sources information skills
already held grammar arts and humanities
already held apply grammar and spelling rules communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the proofreader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 8 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 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held rewrite manuscripts required
required, not held suggest revision of manuscripts required
required, not held master language rules required
required, not held proofread text required
required, not held track changes in text editing required

optional, not held rewrite articles optional
optional, not held consult with editor optional
optional, not held read books optional

02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use dictionaries required

optional, not held review unpublished articles optional
optional, not held lay out digital written content optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held copyright legislation required

optional, not held proofing methods optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow newspaper house style required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held follow work schedule required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held reproduce documents required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a proofreader 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
already held grammar knowledge
already held spelling knowledge
already held consult information sources skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held typography optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held proofing methods optional
optional, not held review unpublished articles optional
optional, not held rewrite articles optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held consult with editor optional
optional, not held lay out digital written content optional
optional, not held read books optional
optional, not held typography optional

20 held skills the proofreader role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
not needed by the target role audiovisual products knowledge
not needed by the target role captioning software knowledge
not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role condense information skill
not needed by the target role create subtitles skill
not needed by the target role describe scenes skill
not needed by the target role hearing disability knowledge
not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role make surtitles skill
not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
not needed by the target role speech recognition knowledge
not needed by the target role transcribe dialogues skill
not needed by the target role transcription methods knowledge
not needed by the target role translate foreign language skill
not needed by the target role translate soundtrack skill
not needed by the target role type at speed skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill

3 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

required, not held copyright legislation required
optional, not held proofing methods optional
optional, not held typography optional

Index

Other moves recorded from subtitler

Full index of moves from subtitler

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.