Table 1Transition record

aquaculture environmental analysttoair pollution analyst

A aquaculture environmental analyst already meets 23% of what the air pollution analyst role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture environmental analyst

23%

Overlap1

To air pollution analyst

6 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

72.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the air pollution analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquaculture environmental analyst 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.

Why

Why this move works

A air pollution analyst role treats 4 of its required skills as things a aquaculture environmental analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

perform environmental investigations
pollution legislation
pollution prevention
report on environmental issues

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A air pollution analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquaculture environmental analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform environmental investigations information skills
already held report on environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
already held pollution legislation business, administration and law
already held assess environmental impact assisting and caring
already held pollution prevention engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the air pollution analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held measure pollution required
required, not held test samples for pollutants required
required, not held apply scientific methods required
required, not held manage air quality required

optional, not held collect geological data optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held liaise with local authorities required
required, not held troubleshoot required
required, not held write production reports required

optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
optional, not held advise on carbon emissions reduction optional
optional, not held advise on chemical use reduction optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held urban pollution implications required
required, not held electronics required
required, not held emission standards required

optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional

04 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held collect samples required
required, not held work with chemicals required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held chemistry required

optional, not held mathematics optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held address public health issues optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a air pollution analyst 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held perform environmental investigations skill
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held report on environmental issues skill
already held assess environmental impact skill
already held train employees skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health and safety regulations optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held collect geological data optional
optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
optional, not held address public health issues optional
optional, not held advise on carbon emissions reduction optional
optional, not held advise on chemical use reduction optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

38 held skills the air pollution analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role aquaculture legal documents knowledge
not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental plans against financial costs skill
not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
not needed by the target role carry out feeding operations skill
not needed by the target role carry out training in environmental matters skill
not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
not needed by the target role create training materials skill
not needed by the target role deliver online training skill
not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
not needed by the target role develop outreach training plans skill
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas skill
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
not needed by the target role grow cultures used in monitoring experiments skill
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
not needed by the target role measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role monitor the farm environmental management plan skill
not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

7 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 urban pollution implications required
required, not held chemistry required
required, not held electronics required
required, not held emission standards required
optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture environmental analyst

Full index of moves from aquaculture environmental analyst

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.