From urban planner to hydrologist
29 of the 45 essential skills of a hydrologist are already essential for a urban planner — about 64% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 29
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 64%
- of the target job covered
- 45
- essential skills of a hydrologist
What a hydrologist does
Hydrologists research and study the quality, current challenges, and distribution of water in the Earth. They study water supply from rivers, streams, and springs to determine their adequate and sustainable use. Together with a cross functional team of professionals, they plan and develop how water can be supplied to cities and urban areas while ensuring efficiency and resource conservation.
What carries over
29 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- 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
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- environmental policy
- evaluate research activities
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- speak different languages
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a hydrologist and not for a urban planner. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- develop environmental policy
- develop water purification methods
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- geography
- hydrology
- manage land resources permits
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- scientific literature
- scientific modelling
- scientific research methodology
- statistics
- water policies
- watershed development
- write scientific publications
Other moves from urban planner
2 roles- demographer30 skills in common
- agricultural scientist29 skills in common
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How far are you from being a hydrologist?
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