Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

aquaculture biologisttobiophysicist

A aquaculture biologist already meets 71% of what the biophysicist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture biologist
71%
Overlap1
To biophysicist
45 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
46.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.4/ 100

1 Share of the biophysicist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquaculture biologist 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 biophysicist role treats 37 of its required skills as things a aquaculture biologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply scientific methods
  • biology
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines

What stands in the way is 10 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 45 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biophysicist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquaculture biologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct research on flora information skills
  • already held conduct research on fauna information skills
  • already held cryopreservation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held virology health and welfare
  • already held collect biological data information skills
  • already held molecular biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 45 carried skills, including the 37 the biophysicist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 9 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held protein required
  • required, not held genomics required
  • required, not held proteomics required
  • required, not held physics required
  • optional, not held alternative fuels optional
  • optional, not held biological chemistry optional
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held synthetic biology optional
  • optional, not held organic chemistry optional
02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse cell cultures required
  • required, not held analyse experimental laboratory data required
  • optional, not held analyse medication's impact on brain optional
  • optional, not held conduct genome research optional
  • optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
03 generic programmes and qualifications 2 required
  • required, not held multidisciplinary research required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held examine cell specimens microscopically required
  • optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate telescopes optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held spectroscopy required
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held osteology optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biophysicist 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 45 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held apply scientific methods skill
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held conduct research on fauna skill
  • already held conduct research on flora skill
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held gather experimental data skill
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held life sciences knowledge
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • already held manage intellectual property rights skill
  • already held manage open publications skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage research data skill
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held collect biological data skill
  • already held cryopreservation knowledge
  • already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
  • already held molecular biology knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held virology knowledge
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held supercomputing optional
09 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held alternative fuels optional
  • optional, not held analyse medication's impact on brain optional
  • optional, not held biological chemistry optional
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held conduct genome research optional
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held supercomputing optional
  • optional, not held synthetic biology optional
  • optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
  • optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate telescopes optional
  • optional, not held organic chemistry optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
74 held skills the biophysicist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer treatments to fish skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on animal welfare skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role applied zoology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply risk management processes skill
  • not needed by the target role aquaponics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aquatic species knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
  • not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology in aquaculture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role botany knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
  • not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate specialised veterinary information skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate technicalities with clients skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct fish populations studies skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
  • not needed by the target role control aquatic production environment skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role create training materials skill
  • not needed by the target role deliver online training skill
  • not needed by the target role develop aquaculture breeding strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop aquaculture strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop fish health and welfare management plans skill
  • not needed by the target role develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
  • not needed by the target role diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms skill
  • not needed by the target role discuss research proposals skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices skill
  • not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge

34 further entries not listed here

17 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 protein required
  • required, not held genomics required
  • required, not held proteomics required
  • required, not held spectroscopy required
  • required, not held multidisciplinary research required
  • required, not held physics required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
  • optional, not held alternative fuels optional
  • optional, not held biological chemistry optional
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held osteology optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held supercomputing optional
  • optional, not held synthetic biology optional
  • optional, not held organic chemistry optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture biologist

Full index of moves from aquaculture biologist

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.