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

fish trimmertofish preparation operator

A fish trimmer already meets 57% of what the fish preparation operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fish trimmer
57%
Overlap1
To fish preparation operator
21 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
49.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 49.2

This move: 49.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the fish preparation operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fish trimmer 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fish preparation operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fish trimmer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held package fish handling and moving
  • already held remove parts of fish handling and moving
  • already held slice fish assisting and caring
  • already held wash gutted fish handling and moving
  • already held preserve fish products handling and moving
  • already held use food cutting tools handling and moving

All 21 carried skills, including the 14 the fish preparation operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 10 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 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use cutting equipment required
  • required, not held store raw food materials required
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held handle fish products optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate fish processing equipment required
  • required, not held operate weighing machine required
  • optional, not held administer ingredients in food production optional
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor freezing processes required
  • optional, not held adapt efficient food processing practices optional
  • optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held food storage required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held fish varieties required
06 assisting and caring 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held cook fish optional
  • optional, not held cook seafood optional
  • optional, not held ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain optional
  • optional, not held oversee quality control optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fish preparation operator 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held ensure sanitation skill
  • already held execute chilling processes to food products skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held maintain cutting equipment skill
  • already held mark differences in colours skill
  • already held package fish skill
  • already held preserve fish products skill
  • already held remove parts of fish skill
  • already held slice fish skill
  • already held use food cutting tools skill
  • already held care for food aesthetic skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held dispose food waste skill
  • already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held wash gutted fish skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise customers on seafood choices optional
  • optional, not held sell fish and seafood optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held organise storage facilities optional
10 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt efficient food processing practices optional
  • optional, not held administer ingredients in food production optional
  • optional, not held advise customers on seafood choices optional
  • optional, not held cook fish optional
  • optional, not held cook seafood optional
  • optional, not held ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain optional
  • optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held sell fish and seafood optional
  • optional, not held handle fish products optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held organise storage facilities optional
  • optional, not held oversee quality control optional
5 held skills the fish preparation operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role clean the trimming box skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate strong smells 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 food storage required
  • required, not held fish varieties required
  • optional, not held fish, crustacean and mollusc products optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fish trimmer

Full index of moves from fish trimmer

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.