Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a fish trimmer can go next

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

Fish trimmers cut off fish heads and remove organs from the body for fish and seafood production. They remove organs by scraping and washing, cut out areas presenting defects, and package the processed fish in appropriate containers.

Also known as fish processor, fish preparation worker.

Craft and related trades workers 26 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fish preparation operator, 57%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fish preparation operator 57% covered fish canning operator 57% covered fish production operator 55% covered blender operator 40% covered fruit and vegetable canner 40% covered fish trimmer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from fish trimmer, 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 trimmer 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 trimmer 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
  • package fish handling and moving
  • remove parts of fish handling and moving
  • clean the trimming box handling and moving
  • slice fish assisting and caring
  • wash gutted fish handling and moving
  • use food cutting tools handling and moving
  • tolerate strong smells assisting and caring
  • maintain cutting equipment constructing
  • execute chilling processes to food products working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • mark differences in colours handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Fish trimmer is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a fish trimmer’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.