Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

test engineertopalaeontologist

A test engineer already meets 62% of what the palaeontologist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From test engineer
62%
Overlap1
To palaeontologist
31 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
51.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.5/ 100

1 Share of the palaeontologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the test engineer 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

Why this move works

A palaeontologist role treats 29 of its required skills as things a test engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A palaeontologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a test engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills
  • already held think abstractly communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research information skills
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities information skills
  • already held apply for research funding information skills

All 31 carried skills, including the 29 the palaeontologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 11 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held geographic information systems required
  • required, not held geological time scale required
  • required, not held geology required
  • required, not held paleontology required
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
02 information skills 1 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • optional, not held conduct geochemical research optional
  • optional, not held identify fossils optional
  • optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held gather experimental data optional
  • optional, not held oversee excavation optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
03 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
04 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held scientific modelling required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use geographic information systems required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a palaeontologist 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities 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 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 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 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 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 teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble fossils optional
  • optional, not held excavate fossils optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held locate fossils optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held paleography optional
10 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
11 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assemble fossils optional
  • optional, not held conduct geochemical research optional
  • optional, not held excavate fossils optional
  • optional, not held identify fossils optional
  • optional, not held locate fossils optional
  • optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held paleography optional
  • optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held gather experimental data optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held oversee excavation optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
  • optional, not held write research proposals optional
30 held skills the palaeontologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • not needed by the target role develop ICT test suite skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
  • not needed by the target role in-circuit test knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role test hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role test instrumentation equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role test materials skill
  • not needed by the target role test microelectromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role test optoelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role test performance of power plants skill
  • not needed by the target role test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
  • not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
14 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 geographic information systems required
  • required, not held geological time scale required
  • required, not held geology required
  • required, not held paleontology required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
  • required, not held scientific modelling required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held paleography optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from test engineer

Full index of moves from test engineer

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.