Table 1Transition record

aquaculture environmental analysttonatural resources consultant

A aquaculture environmental analyst already meets 25% of what the natural resources consultant role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture environmental analyst

25%

Overlap1

To natural resources consultant

8 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

73.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the natural resources consultant 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 natural resources consultant role treats 5 of its required skills as things a aquaculture environmental analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess environmental impact
develop environmental policy
ecosystem management
environmental policy
habitat restoration

What stands in the way is 11 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A natural resources consultant 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 ecosystem management business, administration and law
already held carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
already held develop environmental policy management skills
already held habitat restoration natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held environmental policy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the natural resources consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 9 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 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage land resources permits required
required, not held monitor nature conservation required
required, not held analyse ecological data required
required, not held conduct ecological research required
required, not held conduct environmental site assessments required

optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held coastal management required
required, not held natural areas maintenance required

optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on nature conservation required
required, not held advise on environmental remediation required

optional, not held educate people about nature optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held promote sustainability optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held conserve natural resources required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
optional, not held manage habitats optional

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 supplementary

optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage forests optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a natural resources consultant 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess environmental impact skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held ecosystem management knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held habitat restoration knowledge
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held ecology knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental engineering optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held administer treatments to fish optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held educate people about nature optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held manage forests optional
optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held administer treatments to fish optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
optional, not held manage habitats optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held promote sustainability optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional

36 held skills the natural resources consultant 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 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 outreach training plans skill
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 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 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 perform environmental investigations skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
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 report on environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

11 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 coastal management required
required, not held natural areas maintenance required
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture environmental analyst

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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.