Table 1Transition record

cytotechnologisttorespiratory therapy technician

A cytotechnologist already meets 38% of what the respiratory therapy technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cytotechnologist

38%

Overlap1

To respiratory therapy technician

9 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

63.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the respiratory therapy technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cytotechnologist 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 respiratory therapy technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a cytotechnologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply context specific clinical competences
communicate in healthcare
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
health care legislation
hygiene in a health care setting

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held health care legislation business, administration and law
already held apply context specific clinical competences communication, collaboration and creativity
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the respiratory therapy technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 health and welfare 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
required, not held human anatomy required

optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held first aid optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate breathing equipment required
required, not held operate heart-lung machines required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional

05 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a respiratory therapy 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held medical informatics knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional
optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

46 held skills the respiratory therapy technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role apply good clinical practices skill
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
not needed by the target role biosafety in biomedical laboratory knowledge
not needed by the target role biostatistics knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out flow cytometry skill
not needed by the target role cervical screening knowledge
not needed by the target role check the received biological samples skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical cytology knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role coordinate the procurement of organs for transplantation skill
not needed by the target role cytopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role examine cell specimens microscopically skill
not needed by the target role fine-needle aspiration knowledge
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role genomics knowledge
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role interpret urology diagnostic tests skill
not needed by the target role label medical laboratory samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
not needed by the target role medical genetics knowledge
not needed by the target role microscopic techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role operate microscope skill
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role perform gynecological examination skill
not needed by the target role perform virological test skill
not needed by the target role professional documentation in health care knowledge
not needed by the target role provide test results to medical staff skill
not needed by the target role recognize cytologic abnormalities skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge

6 further entries not listed here

9 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 clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
required, not held human anatomy required
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held first aid optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cytotechnologist

Full index of moves from cytotechnologist

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.