Aquaculture biologist to microbiologist
An aquaculture biologist already meets 70% of what the microbiologist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.1/ 100
1 How much of what a microbiologist is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture biologist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the microbiologist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A microbiologist role treats 43 of its required skills as things an aquaculture biologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- biology
- botany
- collect biological data
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 · What you already bring
Of the 48 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A microbiologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture biologist background worth leading with.
- already held conduct research on flora information skills
- already held send samples to laboratory handling and moving
- 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
All 48 carried skills, including the 43 the microbiologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn medical mycology required
- still to learn proteomics required
- still to learn clinical cytology required
- still to learn medical genetics required
- optional, not held helminthology optional
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held parasitology optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical chemistry optional
- optional, not held toxicology optional
- still to learn biotechnology required
- still to learn pathogenic microorganisms required
- optional, not held neoplasia optional
- optional, not held communicable diseases optional
- optional, not held immunology optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional
- still to learn conduct research on reproductive medicine required
- optional, not held develop bioremediation techniques optional
- optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
- optional, not held develop vaccines optional
- optional, not held contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products optional
- optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- still to learn scientific literature required
- still to learn collect samples for analysis required
- still to learn detect microorganisms required
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a microbiologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 conduct research on reproductive medicine practise this
- 02 detect microorganisms practise this
- 03 medical mycology study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 48 skills that carry over
- 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 botany knowledge
- already held collect biological data skill
- 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 cryopreservation knowledge
- 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 microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
- already held molecular biology knowledge
- already held operate open source software 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 send samples to laboratory skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held synthesise information skill
- already held think abstractly skill
- already held virology knowledge
- already held write scientific publications skill
- already held apply blended learning skill
- already held laboratory techniques knowledge
- already held perform laboratory tests skill
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
- already held write research proposals skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held develop new food products optional
- optional, not held perform lectures optional
- optional, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical advice optional
- optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
- optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
- optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
- optional, not held control production optional
- optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional
- optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
- optional, not held histology optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
- optional, not held production processes optional
27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop bioremediation techniques optional
- optional, not held helminthology optional
- optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held develop new food products optional
- optional, not held develop vaccines optional
- optional, not held neoplasia optional
- optional, not held parasitology optional
- optional, not held perform lectures optional
- optional, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical advice optional
- optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
- optional, not held assist in clinical trials optional
- optional, not held communicable diseases optional
- optional, not held contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products optional
- optional, not held control production optional
- optional, not held develop pharmaceutical drugs optional
- optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
- optional, not held histology optional
- optional, not held immunology optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical chemistry optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- optional, not held production processes optional
- optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
- optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
- optional, not held toxicology optional
71 held skills the microbiologist role does not ask for
- 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 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
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
31 further entries not listed here
18 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn medical mycology required
- still to learn proteomics required
- still to learn biotechnology required
- still to learn clinical cytology required
- still to learn medical genetics required
- still to learn pathogenic microorganisms required
- still to learn scientific literature required
- optional, not held helminthology optional
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held neoplasia optional
- optional, not held parasitology optional
- optional, not held communicable diseases optional
- optional, not held histology optional
- optional, not held immunology optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical chemistry optional
- optional, not held pharmaceutical industry optional
- optional, not held production processes optional
- optional, not held toxicology optional
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Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture biologist become a microbiologist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aquaculture biologist already covers 70% of what a microbiologist is expected to do: 48 skills carry over, 43 of which the microbiologist role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture biologist need to become a microbiologist?
10 required skills are missing, plus 27 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by natural sciences, mathematics and statistics. The single most important is conduct research on reproductive medicine.
How hard is the move from aquaculture biologist to microbiologist?
Its learning distance is 48.1 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.