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

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

Zoology technicians provide technical assistance in researching and testing animal species using laboratory equipment. They aid in research concerning animals as well as their environments and ecosystems. They collect and analyse data, compile reports and maintain laboratory stock.

Technicians and associate professionals 39 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: bacteriology technician, 76%

bacteriology technician 76% covered biology technician 72% covered botanical technician 69% covered biochemistry technician 65% covered biotechnical technician 38% covered zoology technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from zoology technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a zoology technician 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 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a zoology technician 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.