Where a zoology technician can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a zoology technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Zoology technicians provide technical assistance in researching and testing animal species using laboratory equipment. They aid in research concerning animals as well as their environments and ecosystems. They collect and analyse data, compile reports and maintain laboratory stock.
Also known as zookeeper, zoologist, wildlife biologist, wildlife manager, zoology lab technician, zoological technician, zoology field technician, zoology researcher, animal behaviorist, animal health technician, zoology laboratory technician, zoology research technician.
Technicians and associate professionals 39 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: bacteriology technician, 76%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
A zoology technician needs 19 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- animal biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- use laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- laboratory equipment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- assist in the production of laboratory documentation information skills
- applied zoology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- collect biological data information skills
- analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
- maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- manage inventory management skills
- calibrate laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 4 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a zoology technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- bacteriology technician 75% covered · difficulty 30.5
- botanical technician 75% covered · difficulty 30.7
- biochemistry technician 74% covered · difficulty 31.2
- aquatic animal health professional 38% covered · difficulty 65.3
- biotechnical technician 34% covered · difficulty 68.6
- physics technician 31% covered · difficulty 70.5
- medical laboratory assistant 28% covered · difficulty 71.9
- metrology technician 23% covered · difficulty 76.8
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Zoology technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a zoology technician’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.