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

typesettertodesktop publisher

A typesetter already meets 39% of what the desktop publisher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From typesetter
39%
Overlap1
To desktop publisher
15 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
64.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.2/ 100

1 Share of the desktop publisher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the typesetter 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 desktop publisher role treats 9 of its required skills as things a typesetter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • align content with form
  • apply desktop publishing techniques
  • develop digital content
  • follow a brief
  • follow work schedule
  • graphic design

What stands in the way is 11 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A desktop publisher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a typesetter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held align content with form communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prepress processes arts and humanities
  • already held typography arts and humanities
  • already held consult with editor communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held digitise documents working with computers
  • already held follow a brief communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the desktop publisher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to artists' creative demands required
  • required, not held adapt to type of media required
  • required, not held translate requirements into visual design required
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held work closely with news teams optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held computer graphics required
  • required, not held desktop publishing required
  • optional, not held adobe creative suite optional
03 arts and humanities 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held digital media required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held grammar optional
  • optional, not held interactive media optional
  • optional, not held post-processing of photographs optional
  • optional, not held reprography optional
  • optional, not held spelling optional
04 working with computers 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held search databases required
  • optional, not held digital content creation optional
  • optional, not held edit negatives optional
  • optional, not held edit photographs optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
  • optional, not held scan photos optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held finish project within budget required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a desktop publisher 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held align content with form skill
  • already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • already held develop digital content skill
  • already held follow a brief skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held graphic design knowledge
  • already held prepress processes knowledge
  • already held printing techniques knowledge
  • already held typography knowledge
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held consult with editor skill
  • already held digitise documents skill
  • already held perform image editing skill
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held use word processing software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist customers optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adobe creative suite optional
  • optional, not held assist customers optional
  • optional, not held digital content creation optional
  • optional, not held edit negatives optional
  • optional, not held edit photographs optional
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
  • optional, not held scan photos optional
  • optional, not held work closely with news teams optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
  • optional, not held grammar optional
  • optional, not held interactive media optional
  • optional, not held post-processing of photographs optional
  • optional, not held reprography optional
  • optional, not held spelling optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
33 held skills the desktop publisher role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Adobe Illustrator knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Adobe Photoshop knowledge
  • not needed by the target role GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Microsoft Visio knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Synfig knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role digital printing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role graphics editor software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect printing output skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret illustration needs skill
  • not needed by the target role lay out digital written content skill
  • not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage offset printing process skill
  • not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare films for printing plates skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare imposition skill
  • not needed by the target role printed goods processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printing plate making knowledge
  • not needed by the target role produce prepress proof skill
  • not needed by the target role publishing industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
  • not needed by the target role track changes in text editing skill
  • not needed by the target role transcribe texts skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role typesetting machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
  • not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
  • not needed by the target role use typesetting software 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held computer graphics required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
  • required, not held desktop publishing required
  • required, not held digital media required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held adobe creative suite optional
  • optional, not held grammar optional
  • optional, not held interactive media optional
  • optional, not held post-processing of photographs optional
  • optional, not held reprography optional
  • optional, not held spelling optional
Index

Other moves recorded from typesetter

Full index of moves from typesetter

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.