Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a botanical technician can go next

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

Botanical technicians provide technical assistance in researching and testing different plant species to monitor their properties such as growth and structure. They collect and analyse data using laboratory equipment, compile reports and maintain laboratory stock. Botanical technicians also study plants to research their use in areas such as medicine, food and materials.

Also known as horticulturist, forest technician, green house operations supervisor, field botany technician, naturalist, research plant pathologist, plant scientist, plant biocurator, plant researcher.

Technicians and associate professionals 45 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: zoology technician, 75%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
zoology technician 75% covered bacteriology technician 72% covered biology technician 64% covered biochemistry technician 59% covered physics technician 34% covered botanical technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from botanical 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 botanical 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

A botanical technician needs 19 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
  • use laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • laboratory equipment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • characteristics of plants natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • assist in the production of laboratory documentation information skills
  • plant species natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • collect biological data information skills
  • analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
  • maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • botany natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • manage inventory management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Botanical 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 botanical 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.