Table 1Transition record

biotechnical techniciantobiochemistry technician

A biotechnical technician already meets 33% of what the biochemistry technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biotechnical technician

33%

Overlap1

To biochemistry technician

10 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

70.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the biochemistry technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the biotechnical 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 biochemistry technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a biotechnical technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse experimental laboratory data
apply scientific methods
biology
laboratory techniques
life sciences
maintain laboratory equipment

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held solid phase microextraction engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held stem cells natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held life sciences natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
already held maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the biochemistry technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held biological chemistry required
required, not held genetics required
required, not held laboratory equipment required

optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional
optional, not held toxicology optional

02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assist in the production of laboratory documentation required
required, not held conduct routine blood testing required

optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held examine samples in dermatology optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

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

optional, not held perform chemical experiments optional

04 health and welfare 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held biotechnology required

optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held virology 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held write technical reports required

optional, not held write research proposals optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biochemistry 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held biology knowledge
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held life sciences knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held solid phase microextraction knowledge
already held stem cells knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required

08 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

09 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage inventory required

10 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
optional, not held prepare visual data optional

11 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held examine samples in dermatology optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
optional, not held perform chemical experiments optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional
optional, not held prepare visual data optional
optional, not held preserve samples optional
optional, not held toxicology optional
optional, not held virology optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

33 held skills the biochemistry technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on crop diseases skill
not needed by the target role advise on pest infestation prevention skill
not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
not needed by the target role collect reproductive cells skill
not needed by the target role contact scientists skill
not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
not needed by the target role develop vaccines skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role food science knowledge
not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
not needed by the target role genomics knowledge
not needed by the target role measure pollution skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical laboratory technology knowledge
not needed by the target role medical studies knowledge
not needed by the target role medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
not needed by the target role perform stem cell transplantation skill
not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
not needed by the target role pests and diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role plant species knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role research improvement of crop yields skill
not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
not needed by the target role sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake research in medical genetics skill
not needed by the target role use technology for forensics skill
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill

16 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 biological chemistry required
required, not held genetics required
required, not held laboratory equipment required
required, not held biotechnology required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional
optional, not held toxicology optional
optional, not held virology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from biotechnical technician

Full index of moves from biotechnical 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.