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Where an anatomical pathology technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an anatomical pathology technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Anatomical pathology technicians assist specialised doctors in pathology in conducting post-mortem examinations, keeping records of the samples, specimens, organs and the respective findings and taking care of their appropriate disposal under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine.

Also known as anatomical pathology technical assistant, assistant in anatomical pathology, assistant pathology technician, pathology laboratory services technician, pathology technician, anatomical pathology technologist, mortuary technician, pathology laboratory technician, technician in anatomical pathology.

Professionals 47 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: sterile services technician, 53%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
sterile services technician 53% covered respiratory therapy technician 40% covered phlebotomist 38% covered clinical perfusion scientist 36% covered covid tester 35% covered anatomical pathology tech… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from anatomical pathology technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an anatomical pathology technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An anatomical pathology technician needs 32 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • assist with reconstructing the body after autopsy assisting and caring
  • conduct visits to the postmortem room assisting and caring
  • cope with unusual stimuli in the mortuary facility assisting and caring
  • legal requirements related to mortuary services business, administration and law
  • perform mortuary facility administration assisting and caring
  • provide information on mortuary services assisting and caring
  • take samples during autopsy handling and moving
  • work with authorities related to mortuary services communication, collaboration and creativity
  • carry out an autopsy information skills
  • pathological anatomy health and welfare
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an anatomical pathology technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Anatomical pathology technician is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an anatomical pathology technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.