Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a food biotechnologist can go next

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

Food biotechnologists study the life cycle of food from its preservation up to the spoilage and the food-borne pathogens. They research and understand food-borne diseases in order to prevent them. They ensure that food products abide by government regulations regarding food health and safety.

Professionals 71 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: food regulatory advisor, 62%

food regulatory advisor 62% covered food grader 57% covered food technologist 53% covered food analyst 52% covered food production engineer 51% covered food biotechnologist You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from food biotechnologist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a food biotechnologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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food biotechnologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a food biotechnologist already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.