Table 1Transition record

assayertowater quality analyst

A assayer already meets 25% of what the water quality analyst role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From assayer

25%

Overlap1

To water quality analyst

8 Skills carried over

9 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 water quality analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the assayer 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 quality analyst role treats 5 of its required skills as things a assayer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

chemical processes
laboratory techniques
perform laboratory tests
prepare chemical samples
record test data

What stands in the way is 9 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 water quality analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a assayer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held supervise laboratory operations management skills
already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
already held manage chemical testing procedures information skills
already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held report test findings information skills
already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the water quality analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 11 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, 8 supplementary

required, not held measure water quality parameters required
required, not held perform water chemistry analysis required
required, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
required, not held perform water testing procedures required
required, not held test chemical samples required

optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held inspect water wells optional
optional, not held manage water quality testing optional
optional, not held monitor water quality optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held develop water purification methods required

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
optional, not held advise on chemical use reduction optional
optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
optional, not held report on environmental issues optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held water chemistry analysis required

optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held fish identification and classification optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use personal protection equipment required

optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional

05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held collect samples required

optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held water reuse optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water quality 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held chemical processes knowledge
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held prepare chemical samples skill
already held record test data skill
already held manage chemical testing procedures skill
already held report test findings skill
already held supervise laboratory operations skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental legislation optional

09 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain test equipment optional

10 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional

11 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held water policies optional

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
optional, not held advise on chemical use reduction optional
optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
optional, not held inspect water wells optional
optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
optional, not held manage water quality testing optional
optional, not held monitor water quality optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
optional, not held report on environmental issues optional
optional, not held water policies optional
optional, not held water reuse optional

19 held skills the water quality analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role geology knowledge
not needed by the target role good laboratory practice knowledge
not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
not needed by the target role heat jewellery metals skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role separate metals from ores skill
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role test raw minerals skill
not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill

8 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 water chemistry analysis required
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held water policies optional
optional, not held water reuse optional

Index

Other moves recorded from assayer

Full index of moves from assayer

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.