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

aquaculture husbandry techniciantowater-based aquaculture technician

A aquaculture husbandry technician already meets 61% of what the water-based aquaculture technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture husbandry technician
61%
Overlap1
To water-based aquaculture technician
22 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
47.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.7/ 100

1 Share of the water-based aquaculture technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquaculture husbandry technician 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 water-based aquaculture technician role treats 15 of its required skills as things a aquaculture husbandry technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply fish treatments
  • aquaculture production planning software
  • calculate aquatic resources growth rate
  • carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment
  • carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
  • computerised feeding systems

What stands in the way is 7 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water-based aquaculture technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquaculture husbandry technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
  • already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment constructing
  • already held aquaculture production planning software agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving

All 22 carried skills, including the 15 the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held observe fish disease symptoms required
  • required, not held carry out feeding operations required
  • required, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
  • optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
02 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held assess cage water quality required
  • required, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour required
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held organise shellfish depuration required
  • optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held animal welfare legislation required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held report live online optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held fish anatomy optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture technician 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply fish treatments skill
  • already held aquaculture production planning software knowledge
  • already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
  • already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
  • already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
  • already held computerised feeding systems knowledge
  • already held control aquatic production environment skill
  • already held fish grading knowledge
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
  • already held operate small craft skill
  • already held perform fish grading operations skill
  • already held prepare for small craft operation skill
  • already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
  • already held swim skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
  • already held communicate verbal instructions skill
  • already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
  • already held maintain diving equipment skill
  • already held work in inclement conditions skill
  • already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use communication devices optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held fish anatomy optional
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
  • optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held report live online optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
  • optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
  • optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
  • optional, not held use communication devices optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
33 held skills the water-based aquaculture technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aquaculture cultivation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assist with vaccination procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role collect dead fish skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role critique the dive with the dive team skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
  • not needed by the target role escapee contingency plans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role identity aquaculture species skill
  • not needed by the target role implement contingency plans for escapees skill
  • not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect aquaculture equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture stock health standards skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor feeding systems skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor fish mortality rates skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor larval growth skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role rear food fish 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 treat fish diseases skill
  • not needed by the target role use aquaculture heavy equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
3 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 animal welfare legislation required
  • optional, not held fish anatomy optional
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry technician

Full index of moves from aquaculture husbandry technician

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.