Table 1Transition record

environmental experttoaquaculture environmental analyst

A environmental expert already meets 41% of what the aquaculture environmental analyst role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental expert

41%

Overlap1

To aquaculture environmental analyst

17 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

66.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the aquaculture environmental analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental expert 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 aquaculture environmental analyst role treats 12 of its required skills as things a environmental expert already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse environmental data
assess environmental impact
carry out environmental audits
carry out training in environmental matters
develop environmental policy
environmental legislation

What stands in the way is 16 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquaculture environmental analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental expert background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess environmental plans against financial costs management skills
already held perform environmental investigations information skills
already held environmental economics social sciences, journalism and information
already held carry out training in environmental matters communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ecosystem management business, administration and law
already held environmental design engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the aquaculture environmental analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 7 required

required, not held assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations required
required, not held measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
required, not held prevent marine pollution required
required, not held advise on environmental risk management systems required
required, not held analyse work-related written reports required
required, not held assess contamination required
required, not held monitor legislation developments required

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas required
required, not held monitor the farm environmental management plan required

optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held fish biology required
required, not held ecology required

optional, not held fish anatomy optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
optional, not held create training materials optional
optional, not held deliver online training optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held train employees optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held grow cultures used in monitoring experiments required

optional, not held use communication devices optional

06 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required

required, not held aquaculture legal documents required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aquaculture environmental analyst 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse environmental data skill
already held assess environmental impact skill
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held carry out training in environmental matters skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held habitat restoration knowledge
already held perform environmental investigations skill
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held report on environmental issues skill
already held assess environmental plans against financial costs skill
already held ecosystem management knowledge
already held environmental design knowledge
already held environmental economics knowledge
already held promote environmental awareness skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held animal welfare legislation required

08 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held carry out feeding operations required

09 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
optional, not held identify training needs optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
optional, not held fish anatomy optional
optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
optional, not held create training materials optional
optional, not held deliver online training optional
optional, not held identify training needs optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use communication devices optional

32 held skills the aquaculture environmental analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
not needed by the target role measure pollution skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role resource-efficient technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role watershed development knowledge
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

5 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 aquaculture legal documents required
required, not held fish biology required
required, not held animal welfare legislation required
required, not held ecology required
optional, not held fish anatomy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental expert

Full index of moves from environmental expert

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.