Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a covid tester can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a covid tester already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Covid testers perform Covid tests through nasal or throat swabs. They complement the sample information with health-related questions they ask the individuals, and input the data collected into digital devices.

Technicians and associate professionals 28 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: clinical coder, 36%

clinical coder 36% covered phlebotomist 35% covered picture archiving and communi… 34% covered front line medical receptioni… 32% covered temperature screener 32% covered covid tester You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from covid tester. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a covid tester already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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covid tester is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a covid tester already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.