Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a marine biologist can go next

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

Marine biologists study marine living organisms and ecosystems and their interaction underwater. They research on the physiology, the interactions between organisms, their interactions with their habitats, the evolution of marine species, and the role of the environment in their adaptations. Marine biologists also perform scientific experiments in controlled conditions to understand these processes. They also focus on the effects of human activities on the life in the oceans and seas.

Also known as marine ecologist, marine biology researcher, marine botanist, sea biologist, researcher in marine biology, marine zoologist.

Professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: aquatic animal health professional, 46%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aquatic animal health profess… 46% covered biologist 33% covered bacteriology technician 33% covered aquaculture biologist 32% covered botanical technician 30% covered marine biologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from marine biologist, 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 marine biologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A marine biologist needs 25 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
  • marine biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • organism taxonomy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • conduct research on flora information skills
  • perform field research information skills
  • conduct research on fauna information skills
  • ecosystem management business, administration and law
  • collect biological data information skills
  • fish anatomy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • fish identification and classification natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • molecular biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Marine biologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 marine biologist’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.