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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.

Also known as biotechnical laboratory specialist, biotechnical laboratory worker, biotechnical laboratory employee, biotechnological technician, biotechnical laboratory technician, biotechnological laboratory technician.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
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
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from biotechnical 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 a biotechnical technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A biotechnical technician needs 17 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
  • perform stem cell transplantation assisting and caring
  • solid phase microextraction engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • contact scientists communication, collaboration and creativity
  • analyse scientific data information skills
  • run laboratory simulations working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • stem cells natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • cryopreservation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • collect biological data information skills
  • life sciences natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a biotechnical 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.