Occupation Atlasgovernor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d63789ac-74b5-40e3-b890-685513c38e12
governor
Governors are the main legislators of a nation's unit such as a state or province. They supervise staff, perform administrative and ceremonial duties, and function as the main representative for their governed region. They regulate local governments in their region.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ESCEnterprising · Social · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising5.52
- S Social3.69
- C Conventional3.62
- I Investigative3.35
- A Artistic2.70
- R Realistic1.54
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Legislators (11-1031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (11)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- budgetary principles
- constitutional law
- engage in debates
- good governance
- government policy implementation
- legislation procedure
- liaise with local authorities
- manage budgets
- manage government policy implementation
- manage staff
- perform government ceremonies
Optional (19)
- advise on legislative acts
- apply conflict management
- apply diplomatic principles
- assess risk factors
- build community relations
- diplomatic principles
- government representation
- inspect government expenditures
- inspect government incomes
- maintain relations with local representatives
- monitor political conflicts
- perform political negotiation
- political campaigning
- political parties
- political science
- public finance
- public law
- represent national interests
- rhetoric
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 11 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
public administration manager
7 shared · 10 more of its ownlegislation procedure, manage government policy implementation, budgetary principles, government policy implementation
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6 shared · 8 more of its ownengage in debates, constitutional law, legislation procedure, good governance
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5 shared · 6 more of its ownperform government ceremonies, good governance, manage government policy implementation, government policy implementation
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5 shared · 6 more of its ownengage in debates, constitutional law, legislation procedure, good governance
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5 shared · 9 more of its ownconstitutional law, legislation procedure, good governance, manage government policy implementation
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4 shared · 9 more of its ownmanage government policy implementation, government policy implementation, liaise with local authorities, manage staff
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