Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

chemistry techniciantochromatographer

A chemistry technician already meets 75% of what the chromatographer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemistry technician
75%
Overlap1
To chromatographer
34 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
33.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

75%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

33.5/ 100

1 Share of the chromatographer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemistry 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 chromatographer role treats 26 of its required skills as things a chemistry technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply liquid chromatography
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory
  • chemical processes
  • chemical products
  • contact scientists
  • document analysis results

What stands in the way is 7 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 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chromatographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemistry technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held mass spectrometry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held gel permeation chromatography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held regulate chemical reaction assisting and caring
  • already held high-performance liquid chromatography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held apply liquid chromatography handling and moving
  • already held contact scientists communication, collaboration and creativity

All 34 carried skills, including the 26 the chromatographer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • required, not held follow laboratory manuals required
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held keep up to date on product knowledge optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date with regulations optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held solid phase microextraction required
  • required, not held laboratory-based sciences required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held calibrate laboratory equipment required
  • optional, not held maintain chromotography machinery optional
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held oxidation required
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held project management principles optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chromatographer 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 34 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply liquid chromatography skill
  • already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • already held chemical processes knowledge
  • already held chemical products knowledge
  • already held contact scientists skill
  • already held document analysis results skill
  • already held gel permeation chromatography knowledge
  • already held handle chemicals skill
  • already held health and safety regulations knowledge
  • already held high-performance liquid chromatography knowledge
  • already held improve chemical processes skill
  • already held laboratory techniques knowledge
  • already held manage chemical processes inspection skill
  • already held manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • already held mix chemicals skill
  • already held monitor chemical process condition skill
  • already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform chemical experiments skill
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held prepare chemical samples skill
  • already held regulate chemical reaction skill
  • already held test chemical samples skill
  • already held transfer chemicals skill
  • already held use chemical analysis equipment skill
  • already held use chromatography software skill
  • already held work with chemicals skill
  • already held apply organisational techniques skill
  • already held archive scientific documentation skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held computational chemistry knowledge
  • already held develop scientific research protocols skill
  • already held mass spectrometry knowledge
  • already held use microsoft office skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held train employees optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create project specifications optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held keep up to date on product knowledge optional
  • optional, not held maintain chromotography machinery optional
  • optional, not held create project specifications optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date with regulations optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
29 held skills the chromatographer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on manufacturing problems skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse chemical substances skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse samples of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
  • not needed by the target role basic chemicals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemical preservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect samples skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct chemical testing on basic metals skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct laboratory chemical research on metals skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role develop chemical products skill
  • not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
  • not needed by the target role gas chromatography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain chemical mixers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role measure chemical substance viscosity skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organize chemical reagents skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role process data skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role radiological procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role radiology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test chemical auxiliaries skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
4 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 oxidation required
  • required, not held solid phase microextraction required
  • required, not held laboratory-based sciences required
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from chemistry technician

Full index of moves from chemistry 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.