Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a biotechnical technician can go next

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

Biotechnical technicians perform technological work in assistance of scientists. They work in laboratory settings where they help scientists to research, develop and test forms of biotechnology. They set up lab equipment, prepare scientific tests and gather scientific data.

Technicians and associate professionals 43 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: biology technician, 41%

biology technician 41% covered bacteriology technician 35% covered zoology technician 34% covered biochemistry technician 33% covered botanical technician 32% covered biotechnical technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from biotechnical technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a biotechnical technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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biotechnical technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a biotechnical technician already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.