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

animal shelter workertodog breeder

A animal shelter worker already meets 47% of what the dog breeder role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal shelter worker
47%
Overlap1
To dog breeder
19 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
58.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 58.7

This move: 58.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the dog breeder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal shelter worker 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dog breeder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animal shelter worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held animal training agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held dispose of dead animals handling and moving
  • already held maintain welfare of animals during transportation handling and moving
  • already held advise on animal purchase communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work with veterinarians handling and moving
  • already held create animal records information skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 9 the dog breeder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 handling and moving 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held breed dogs required
  • required, not held administer drugs to facilitate breeding required
  • required, not held administer treatment to animals required
  • required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
  • required, not held assist animal birth required
  • required, not held care for juvenile animals required
  • optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held signs of animal illness required
  • required, not held animal nutrition required
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held animal welfare optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage animal biosecurity required
  • required, not held maintain professional records required
  • optional, not held assess management of animals optional
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate farm equipment required
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held promote animal welfare optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dog breeder 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • already held assist in transportation of animals skill
  • already held control animal movement skill
  • already held create animal records skill
  • already held dispose of dead animals skill
  • already held maintain animal accommodation hygienic skill
  • already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
  • already held provide first aid to animals skill
  • already held provide nutrition to animals skill
  • already held advise customers on appropriate pet care skill
  • already held advise on animal purchase skill
  • already held advise on animal welfare skill
  • already held animal behaviour knowledge
  • already held animal training knowledge
  • already held assess animal behaviour skill
  • already held assess animal's condition skill
  • already held implement exercise activities for animals skill
  • already held maintain welfare of animals during transportation skill
  • already held work with veterinarians skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held provide advice on pet training optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess management of animals optional
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held promote animal welfare optional
  • optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
  • optional, not held animal welfare optional
  • optional, not held provide advice on pet training optional
20 held skills the dog breeder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role anatomy of animals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess character skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role groom animals skill
  • not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct on animal care skill
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage animal adoption skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role physiology of animals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide an enriching environment for animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide dog walking services skill
  • not needed by the target role train dogs skill
  • not needed by the target role unload supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
5 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 signs of animal illness required
  • required, not held animal nutrition required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held animal welfare optional
Index
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.