Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a fisheries observer can go next

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

Fisheries observers record and report on fishing activity and the level of compliance and enforcement of conservation measures in force in the work area by controlling the position of the vessel, the use of the fishing gear and the catch. They provide the reports required for the scientific monitoring of the fishing area, provide policy advice and plan and coordinate activities.

Also known as fishery observer, fishing area observer, fishing activity observer, fisheries control reporter.

Technicians and associate professionals 40 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: fishing net maker, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fishing net maker 69% covered fisheries assistant engineer 48% covered boatswain 38% covered fisheries engineering technic… 32% covered fisheries master 32% covered fisheries observer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from fisheries observer, 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 fisheries observer 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 fisheries observer needs 27 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
  • apply fishery biology to fishery management handling and moving
  • manage fisheries projects management skills
  • monitor live fish collection handling and moving
  • monitor wildlife information skills
  • report harvested fish production information skills
  • safeguard biodiversity assisting and caring
  • evaluate schools of fish information skills
  • wildlife projects natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • deterioration of fish products agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • handle fish products handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Fisheries observer 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 fisheries observer’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.