Table 1Transition record

medical laboratory assistanttochemistry technician

A medical laboratory assistant already meets 22% of what the chemistry technician role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From medical laboratory assistant

22%

Overlap1

To chemistry technician

10 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

81.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

81.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

apply safety procedures in laboratory
laboratory techniques
maintain laboratory equipment
mix chemicals
perform laboratory tests
test chemical samples

What stands in the way is 19 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemistry technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a medical laboratory assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held mix chemicals handling and moving
already held work with chemicals handling and moving
already held use chemical analysis equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held test chemical samples information skills
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the chemistry technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 53 missing skills fall into 13 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 4 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held analyse chemical substances required
required, not held manage chemical processes inspection required
required, not held manage chemical testing procedures required
required, not held process data required

optional, not held analyse samples of food and beverages optional
optional, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held test chemical auxiliaries optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held assist scientific research required
required, not held contact scientists required
required, not held improve chemical processes required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held advise on manufacturing problems optional
optional, not held develop chemical products optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

03 handling and moving 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held transfer chemicals required
required, not held handle chemicals required
required, not held prepare chemical samples required

optional, not held apply liquid chromatography optional
optional, not held collect samples optional
optional, not held organize chemical reagents optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held chemical products required
required, not held basic chemicals required

optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held gel permeation chromatography optional
optional, not held high-performance liquid chromatography optional
optional, not held mass spectrometry optional
optional, not held chemical preservation optional
optional, not held chemistry optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held chemical processes required
required, not held green chemistry required

optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
optional, not held gas chromatography optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor chemical process condition required
required, not held perform chemical experiments required

optional, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals optional
optional, not held measure chemical substance viscosity optional

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemistry 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held mix chemicals skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held test chemical samples skill
already held use chemical analysis equipment skill
already held work with chemicals skill
already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill

The 7 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held regulate chemical reaction required

optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional

08 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety regulations required

09 health and welfare 2 supplementary

optional, not held radiological procedures optional
optional, not held radiology optional

10 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held use chromatography software optional
optional, not held use microsoft office optional

11 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality standards optional

12 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain chemical mixers optional

13 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional

34 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse samples of food and beverages optional
optional, not held apply liquid chromatography optional
optional, not held collect samples optional
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals optional
optional, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals optional
optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
optional, not held gel permeation chromatography optional
optional, not held high-performance liquid chromatography optional
optional, not held maintain chemical mixers optional
optional, not held mass spectrometry optional
optional, not held measure chemical substance viscosity optional
optional, not held organize chemical reagents optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional
optional, not held radiology optional
optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
optional, not held use chromatography software optional
optional, not held advise on manufacturing problems optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held chemical preservation optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
optional, not held develop chemical products optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held gas chromatography optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held test chemical auxiliaries optional
optional, not held use microsoft office optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

62 held skills the chemistry technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse blood samples skill
not needed by the target role analyse cell cultures skill
not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
not needed by the target role assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
not needed by the target role automated analysers in the medical laboratory knowledge
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role blood collection on babies knowledge
not needed by the target role blood donation knowledge
not needed by the target role blood transfusion knowledge
not needed by the target role blood type classification knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role carry out flow cytometry skill
not needed by the target role carry out quality control in microbiology laboratories skill
not needed by the target role check the received biological samples skill
not needed by the target role clinical biochemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical cytology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine blood testing skill
not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
not needed by the target role densiometry knowledge
not needed by the target role dermapathology knowledge
not needed by the target role dispose medical waste skill
not needed by the target role electroencephalography knowledge
not needed by the target role examine cell specimens microscopically skill
not needed by the target role examine samples in dermatology skill
not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
not needed by the target role fine-needle aspiration knowledge
not needed by the target role histopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role identify patients' medical records skill
not needed by the target role immunology knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret hematological test results skill
not needed by the target role interpret medical results skill
not needed by the target role interpret urology diagnostic tests skill
not needed by the target role label blood samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge

22 further entries not listed here

17 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 chemical processes required
required, not held chemical products required
required, not held green chemistry required
required, not held basic chemicals required
required, not held health and safety regulations required
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held gel permeation chromatography optional
optional, not held high-performance liquid chromatography optional
optional, not held mass spectrometry optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional
optional, not held radiology optional
optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
optional, not held chemical preservation optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held gas chromatography optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from medical laboratory assistant

Full index of moves from medical laboratory assistant

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.