Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a fish preparation operator can go next

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

Fish preparation operators realize the preparation of fish and shellfish according to hygiene, food safety and trade regulations. They carry out fish processing operations, and also handle retail activities.

Also known as fish gutter, fresh fish processing operator, fish processing operator, fishmonger, fresh fish preparation operator, fish boner, seafood preparation operator, shellfish preparation operator, fish counter worker, fish counter salesperson, seafood seller, fish seller.

Craft and related trades workers 43 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: fish trimmer, 82%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fish production operator 61% covered fish canning operator 59% covered fish trimmer 82% covered chilling operator 47% covered blender operator 43% covered fish preparation operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from fish preparation operator, 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 fish preparation operator 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 fish preparation operator needs 21 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
  • operate fish processing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • package fish handling and moving
  • use cutting equipment handling and moving
  • fish varieties natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • monitor freezing processes information skills
  • remove parts of fish handling and moving
  • slice fish assisting and caring
  • preserve fish products handling and moving
  • use food cutting tools handling and moving
  • maintain cutting equipment constructing
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Fish preparation operator is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 fish preparation operator’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.