Table 1Transition record

scientific laboratory techniciantophysics technician

A scientific laboratory technician already meets 45% of what the physics technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From scientific laboratory technician

45%

Overlap1

To physics technician

11 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

52.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

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

analyse experimental laboratory data
apply safety procedures in laboratory
assist scientific research
execute analytical mathematical calculations
laboratory techniques
maintain laboratory equipment

What stands in the way is 5 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A physics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a scientific laboratory technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
already held maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held calibrate laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity
already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the physics technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
required, not held gather experimental data required
required, not held report analysis results required

optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held observe matter optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use measurement instruments required

optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
optional, not held operate telescopes optional

03 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 7 supplementary

optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held statistics optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

06 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held densiometry optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a physics 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held assist scientific research skill
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held physics knowledge
already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
already held mathematics knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held quantum computing optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held densiometry optional
optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
optional, not held quantum computing optional
optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held observe matter optional
optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
optional, not held operate telescopes optional
optional, not held statistics optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

71 held skills the physics 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 analyse samples of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role answer patients' questions skill
not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
not needed by the target role archive scientific documentation 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 biology 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 carry out quality control in microbiology laboratories skill
not needed by the target role check material resources skill
not needed by the target role check the received biological samples skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
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 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 develop scientific research protocols skill
not needed by the target role dispose medical waste skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
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 electromyograms skill
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 label blood samples skill

31 further entries not listed here

10 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 scientific research methodology required
optional, not held densiometry optional
optional, not held quantum computing optional
optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held statistics optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from scientific laboratory technician

Full index of moves from scientific laboratory technician

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.