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Where an aquatic animal health professional can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an aquatic animal health professional already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Aquatic animal health professionals diagnose, prevent and treat diseases, injuries and dysfunctions of aquatic animals by implementing appropriate sampling protocols. They supervise the use of medicines, including vaccines, and collect data on fish health, making regular reports to the appropriate personnel. They may provide care to a wide range of aquatic animals or specialise in the treatment of a particular group or in a particular speciality area. They may provide advice, support and training to farm staff on best practice with regard to the health and welfare of the cultured organisms.

Also known as aquaculture health specialist, marine animal health expert, aquatic animal health adviser, aquaculture health professional, aquatic marine health specialist, aquatic animals health professional, aquatic marine health adviser, aquaculture health expert, aquaculture health adviser, aquatic animal health expert, aquaculture health consultant, aquatic animal health specialist.

Professionals 70 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: marine biologist, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from aquatic animal health professional, 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 aquatic animal health professional already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

marine biologist 69% covered · difficulty 39.2

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 aquatic animal health professional needs 52 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

diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms information skills
maintain aquaculture treatment records information skills
prepare fish treatment plan handling and moving
administer treatments to fish handling and moving
biotechnology in aquaculture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
analyse fish samples for diagnosis information skills
aquatic species natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
dispose of chemicals handling and moving
monitor treated fish handling and moving
use specialised equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an aquatic animal health professional does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Aquatic animal health professional 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 aquatic animal health professional’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.