Table 1Transition record

aquatic animal health professionaltobacteriology technician

A aquatic animal health professional already meets 38% of what the bacteriology technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquatic animal health professional

38%

Overlap1

To bacteriology technician

12 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

65.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the bacteriology technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquatic animal health professional 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 bacteriology technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a aquatic animal health professional already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply scientific methods
biology
collect biological data
laboratory techniques
microbiology-bacteriology
molecular biology

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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bacteriology technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquatic animal health professional background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held virology health and welfare
already held collect biological data information skills
already held molecular biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held prepare visual data working with computers
already held botany natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held microbiology-bacteriology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the bacteriology technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use laboratory equipment required
required, not held calibrate laboratory equipment required
required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required

optional, not held perform fertility laboratory procedures optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held laboratory equipment required
required, not held stem cells required

optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held parasitology optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held life sciences optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse experimental laboratory data required
required, not held assist in the production of laboratory documentation required

optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held write technical reports required

optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

05 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held collect samples for analysis required

optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held preserve samples optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bacteriology 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply scientific methods skill
already held biology knowledge
already held collect biological data skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held molecular biology knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held botany knowledge
already held prepare visual data skill
already held virology knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage inventory required

08 health and welfare 3 supplementary

optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held immunology optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain freelance database optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held parasitology optional
optional, not held perform fertility laboratory procedures optional
optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held immunology optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held life sciences optional
optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional
optional, not held preserve samples optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

58 held skills the bacteriology technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer treatments to fish skill
not needed by the target role advise on animal welfare skill
not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis 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 applied zoology knowledge
not needed by the target role apply risk management processes skill
not needed by the target role aquatic species knowledge
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
not needed by the target role biotechnology in aquaculture knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
not needed by the target role communicate specialised veterinary information skill
not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
not needed by the target role conduct fish populations studies skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on fauna skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on flora skill
not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
not needed by the target role control aquatic production environment skill
not needed by the target role develop fish health and welfare management plans skill
not needed by the target role develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
not needed by the target role diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms skill
not needed by the target role dispose of chemicals skill
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices skill
not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
not needed by the target role identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
not needed by the target role implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role inspect animal welfare management skill
not needed by the target role inspect fish stock skill
not needed by the target role interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations skill
not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture treatment records skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments skill

18 further entries not listed here

10 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 laboratory equipment required
required, not held stem cells required
optional, not held biological chemistry optional
optional, not held parasitology optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held immunology optional
optional, not held life sciences optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aquatic animal health professional

Full index of moves from aquatic animal health professional

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.