Table 1Transition record

survey enumeratortostatistical assistant

A survey enumerator already meets 18% of what the statistical assistant role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From survey enumerator

18%

Overlap1

To statistical assistant

8 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

76.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.7

This move: 76.7 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the statistical assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the survey enumerator 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A statistical assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a survey enumerator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tabulate survey results information skills
already held revise questionnaires information skills
already held design questionnaires information skills
already held survey techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held data quality assessment business, administration and law
already held conduct public surveys information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 2 the statistical assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 9 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 7 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held apply scientific methods required
required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
required, not held conduct quantitative research required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held gather data required
required, not held identify statistical patterns required
required, not held process data required

optional, not held compile statistical data for insurance purposes optional
optional, not held conduct financial surveys optional
optional, not held analyse big data optional
optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
optional, not held develop financial statistics reports optional
optional, not held manage database optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held produce statistical financial records optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held write technical reports required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mathematics required
required, not held statistical analysis system software required

optional, not held statistical modeling techniques optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held digital data processing required

optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held quantitative analysis required

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary

optional, not held algorithms optional
optional, not held data science optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a statistical assistant 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held perform data analysis skill
already held statistics knowledge
already held conduct public surveys skill
already held data quality assessment knowledge
already held design questionnaires skill
already held revise questionnaires skill
already held survey techniques knowledge
already held tabulate survey results skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held research design optional

09 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform clerical duties optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held compile statistical data for insurance purposes optional
optional, not held conduct financial surveys optional
optional, not held statistical modeling techniques optional
optional, not held algorithms optional
optional, not held analyse big data optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
optional, not held data science optional
optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional
optional, not held develop financial statistics reports optional
optional, not held manage database optional
optional, not held perform clerical duties optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held produce statistical financial records optional
optional, not held research design optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

29 held skills the statistical assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to questionnaires skill
not needed by the target role capture people's attention skill
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role demography knowledge
not needed by the target role document interviews skill
not needed by the target role evaluate interview reports skill
not needed by the target role explain interview purposes skill
not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role manage needs for stationery items skill
not needed by the target role market research knowledge
not needed by the target role national population census knowledge
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
not needed by the target role opinion poll knowledge
not needed by the target role politics knowledge
not needed by the target role polling techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare survey report skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
not needed by the target role use office systems skill
not needed by the target role use questioning techniques skill
not needed by the target role use shorthand skill
not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge

8 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 mathematics required
required, not held quantitative analysis required
required, not held statistical analysis system software required
optional, not held statistical modeling techniques optional
optional, not held algorithms optional
optional, not held data science optional
optional, not held research design optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from survey enumerator

Full index of moves from survey enumerator

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.