Table 1Transition record

botanical techniciantobacteriology technician

A botanical technician already meets 72% of what the bacteriology technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From botanical technician

72%

Overlap1

To bacteriology technician

25 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

33 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

33/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the bacteriology technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the botanical 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 bacteriology technician role treats 16 of its required skills as things a botanical technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse experimental laboratory data
apply safety procedures in laboratory
apply scientific methods
assist in the production of laboratory documentation
biology
calibrate laboratory equipment

What stands in the way is 4 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 25 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 botanical technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held laboratory equipment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held maintain freelance database working with computers
already held preserve samples handling and moving
already held assist in the production of laboratory documentation information skills
already held analyse cell cultures information skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 16 the bacteriology technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held microbiology-bacteriology required
required, not held stem cells required
required, not held molecular biology required

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

02 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held collect samples for analysis required

03 health and welfare 4 supplementary

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

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform fertility laboratory procedures optional

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 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
already held biology knowledge
already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
already held collect biological data skill
already held laboratory equipment knowledge
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held manage inventory skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held use laboratory equipment skill
already held write technical reports skill
already held analyse cell cultures skill
already held botany knowledge
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
already held keep task records skill
already held label samples skill
already held maintain freelance database skill
already held prepare visual data skill
already held preserve samples skill
already held write research proposals skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held biological chemistry 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 immunology optional
optional, not held life sciences optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional
optional, not held virology optional

20 held skills the bacteriology technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aeroponics knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
not needed by the target role aquatic species knowledge
not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct ecological surveys skill
not needed by the target role create soil and plant improvement programmes skill
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
not needed by the target role hydroponics knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain plant health skill
not needed by the target role nurse plants skill
not needed by the target role plant care products knowledge
not needed by the target role plant species knowledge
not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
not needed by the target role variety of botanicals knowledge

11 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 microbiology-bacteriology required
required, not held stem cells required
required, not held molecular biology 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 immunology optional
optional, not held life sciences optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional
optional, not held virology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from botanical technician

Full index of moves from botanical 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.