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

environmental education officertomarine biologist

A environmental education officer already meets 19% of what the marine biologist role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental education officer
19%
Overlap1
To marine biologist
8 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
81.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 81.8

This move: 81.8 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the marine biologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental education officer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine biologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental education officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct ecological surveys information skills
  • already held advise on nature conservation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held conduct ecological research information skills
  • already held molecular biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held fish biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held botany natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the marine biologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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 information skills 8 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct research on fauna required
  • required, not held conduct research on flora required
  • required, not held perform field research required
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • required, not held collect biological data required
  • required, not held gather experimental data required
  • required, not held monitor water quality required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
  • optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
  • optional, not held inspect fish stock optional
  • optional, not held monitor fish health status optional
  • optional, not held conduct fish populations studies optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held fish anatomy required
  • required, not held marine biology required
  • required, not held microbiology-bacteriology required
  • required, not held organism taxonomy required
  • required, not held fish identification and classification required
  • required, not held laboratory techniques required
  • optional, not held coastal management optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held write research proposals required
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • required, not held physiology of animals required
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held ecosystem management required
06 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a marine biologist 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held botany knowledge
  • already held ecology knowledge
  • already held fish biology knowledge
  • already held molecular biology knowledge
  • already held advise on nature conservation skill
  • already held conduct ecological research skill
  • already held conduct ecological surveys skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held perform data analysis required
08 handling and moving 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held control aquatic production environment optional
  • optional, not held send samples to laboratory optional
  • optional, not held treat fish diseases optional
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
10 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
11 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
  • optional, not held coastal management optional
  • optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held inspect fish stock optional
  • optional, not held monitor fish health status optional
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held conduct fish populations studies optional
  • optional, not held control aquatic production environment optional
  • optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held send samples to laboratory optional
  • optional, not held treat fish diseases optional
17 held skills the marine biologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse ecological data skill
  • not needed by the target role animal biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role animate in the outdoors skill
  • not needed by the target role aquatic ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ecopedagogy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
  • not needed by the target role educate public on fire safety skill
  • not needed by the target role educate the public about wildlife skill
  • not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify plants characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role implement risk management for outdoors skill
  • not needed by the target role manage outdoor resources skill
  • not needed by the target role manage volunteers skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor interventions in the outdoors skill
  • not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
  • not needed by the target role train staff to reduce food waste 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 ecosystem management required
  • required, not held fish anatomy required
  • required, not held marine biology required
  • required, not held microbiology-bacteriology required
  • required, not held organism taxonomy required
  • required, not held physiology of animals required
  • required, not held fish identification and classification required
  • required, not held laboratory techniques required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
  • optional, not held coastal management optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from environmental education officer

Full index of moves from environmental education officer

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.