marine biologisttobotanical technician
A marine biologist already meets 30% of what the botanical technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
30%
72.5/ 100
1 Share of the botanical technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine biologist 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 this move works
A botanical technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a marine biologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply scientific methods
- biology
- botany
- collect biological data
- laboratory techniques
- perform scientific research
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A botanical technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine biologist background worth leading with.
- already held conduct ecological surveys information skills
- already held collect biological data information skills
- already held botany natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held write research proposals communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the botanical technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 12 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.
- required, not held use laboratory equipment required
- required, not held calibrate laboratory equipment required
- required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
- required, not held perform laboratory tests required
- required, not held laboratory equipment required
- required, not held plant species required
- required, not held characteristics of plants required
- optional, not held variety of botanicals optional
- optional, not held aquatic species optional
- required, not held analyse experimental laboratory data required
- required, not held assist in the production of laboratory documentation required
- optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
- optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- required, not held manage inventory required
- optional, not held create soil and plant improvement programmes optional
- required, not held write technical reports required
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a botanical technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse experimental laboratory data skill · sector specific
- 02 apply safety procedures in laboratory skill · sector specific
- 03 assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held biology knowledge
- already held botany knowledge
- already held collect biological data skill
- already held laboratory techniques knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held conduct ecological surveys skill
- already held ecology knowledge
- already held write research proposals skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held aeroponics optional
- optional, not held horticulture principles optional
- optional, not held hydroponics optional
- optional, not held plant care products optional
- optional, not held reforestation optional
- optional, not held label samples optional
- optional, not held maintain plant health optional
- optional, not held nurse plants optional
- optional, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants optional
- optional, not held preserve samples optional
- optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
- optional, not held prepare visual data optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held biosecurity optional
- optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aeroponics optional
- optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
- optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
- optional, not held create soil and plant improvement programmes optional
- optional, not held horticulture principles optional
- optional, not held hydroponics optional
- optional, not held label samples optional
- optional, not held maintain plant health optional
- optional, not held nurse plants optional
- optional, not held plant care products optional
- optional, not held reforestation optional
- optional, not held variety of botanicals optional
- optional, not held aquatic species optional
- optional, not held biosecurity optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants optional
- optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
- optional, not held prepare visual data optional
- optional, not held preserve samples optional
33 held skills the botanical technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
- not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
- not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fish populations studies skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on fauna skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on flora skill
- not needed by the target role control aquatic production environment skill
- not needed by the target role develop aquaculture strategies skill
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
- not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
- not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect fish stock skill
- not needed by the target role marine biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
- not needed by the target role molecular biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor fish health status skill
- not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
- not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
- not needed by the target role organism taxonomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform field research skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role physiology of animals knowledge
- not needed by the target role send samples to laboratory skill
- not needed by the target role treat fish diseases skill
- not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held laboratory equipment required
- required, not held plant species required
- required, not held characteristics of plants required
- optional, not held aeroponics optional
- optional, not held horticulture principles optional
- optional, not held hydroponics optional
- optional, not held plant care products optional
- optional, not held reforestation optional
- optional, not held variety of botanicals optional
- optional, not held aquatic species optional
- optional, not held biosecurity optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
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.