Table 1Transition record

anatomical pathology techniciantorespiratory therapy technician

A anatomical pathology technician already meets 40% of what the respiratory therapy technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From anatomical pathology technician

40%

Overlap1

To respiratory therapy technician

10 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

62 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the respiratory therapy technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the anatomical pathology technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A respiratory therapy technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a anatomical pathology technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply context specific clinical competences
communicate in healthcare
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
human anatomy
hygiene in a health care setting

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A respiratory therapy technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a anatomical pathology technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held apply context specific clinical competences communication, collaboration and creativity
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice assisting and caring
already held communicate in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the respiratory therapy technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 health and welfare 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required

optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate breathing equipment required
required, not held operate heart-lung machines required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a respiratory therapy technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held first aid knowledge
already held medical informatics knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional
optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

37 held skills the respiratory therapy technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role assist with reconstructing the body after autopsy skill
not needed by the target role carry out an autopsy skill
not needed by the target role communicate in foreign languages with health service providers skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine blood testing skill
not needed by the target role conduct visits to the postmortem room skill
not needed by the target role cope with unusual stimuli in the mortuary facility skill
not needed by the target role dispose medical waste skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role forensic pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role legal requirements related to mortuary services knowledge
not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role osteology knowledge
not needed by the target role pathological anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role perform PCR covid test skill
not needed by the target role perform forensic examinations skill
not needed by the target role perform mortuary facility administration skill
not needed by the target role perform pathology consultations skill
not needed by the target role perform virological test skill
not needed by the target role provide information on mortuary services skill
not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role take samples during autopsy skill
not needed by the target role toxicology knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages for health-related research skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages in patient care skill
not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
not needed by the target role work with authorities related to mortuary services skill

8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
required, not held health care legislation required
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from anatomical pathology technician

Full index of moves from anatomical pathology technician

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.