Table 1Transition record

biotechnical techniciantozoology technician

A biotechnical technician already meets 33% of what the zoology technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biotechnical technician

33%

Overlap1

To zoology technician

10 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

68.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the zoology 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 zoology technician role treats 8 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
collect biological data
laboratory techniques
maintain laboratory equipment

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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A zoology 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 cryopreservation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held collect biological data information skills
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 8 the zoology technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 13 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held applied zoology required
required, not held laboratory equipment required
required, not held animal biology required

optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

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

03 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assist in the production of laboratory documentation required

optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held inspect animal welfare management optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held write technical reports required

optional, not held write research proposals optional

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required

required, not held animal behaviour required

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a zoology 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 collect biological data skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held cryopreservation knowledge
already held life sciences knowledge

The 7 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

08 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage inventory required

09 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional

10 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held animal food products optional
optional, not held watershed development optional

11 handling and moving 2 supplementary

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

12 working with computers 2 supplementary

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

13 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

18 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 animal food products optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held inspect animal welfare management optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held environmental legislation 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 prepare visual data optional
optional, not held preserve samples optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

33 held skills the zoology 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 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 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 solid phase microextraction knowledge
not needed by the target role stem cells knowledge
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

14 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 behaviour required
required, not held applied zoology required
required, not held laboratory equipment required
required, not held animal biology required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held animal food products optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage 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.