Aquaculture hatchery technician to aquaculture rearing technician
An aquaculture hatchery technician already meets 63% of what the aquaculture rearing technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.5/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture rearing technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture hatchery technician’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 aquaculture rearing technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture rearing technician role treats 23 of its required skills as things an aquaculture hatchery technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- aquaculture reproduction
- carry out hatchery production processes
- condition broodstock
- cultivate plankton
- culture aquaculture hatchery stocks
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
What stands in the way is 11 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture rearing technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture hatchery technician background worth leading with.
- already held use aquacultural heating equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held carry out hatchery production processes handling and moving
- already held condition broodstock handling and moving
- already held cultivate plankton handling and moving
- already held induce spawning and fertilisation on aquaculture species handling and moving
- already held maintain hatchery equipment constructing
All 28 carried skills, including the 23 the aquaculture rearing technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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 handle larval weaning process required
- still to learn maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- still to learn control aquatic production environment required
- still to learn treat fish diseases required
- still to learn assess feeding behaviour of larvae required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held create training materials optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
- still to learn use oxygenation equipment required
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture rearing technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 handle larval weaning process practise this
- 02 assess feeding behaviour of larvae practise this
- 03 maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 28 skills that carry over
- already held aquaculture reproduction knowledge
- already held carry out hatchery production processes skill
- already held condition broodstock skill
- already held cultivate plankton skill
- already held culture aquaculture hatchery stocks skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- already held feed broodstock skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held induce spawning and fertilisation on aquaculture species skill
- already held maintain hatchery equipment skill
- already held maintain hatchery facilities skill
- already held maintain hatchery records skill
- already held maintain the production of juveniles at the nursery stage skill
- already held manage capture broodstock operations skill
- already held monitor fish health status skill
- already held monitor hatchery production skill
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held plankton production knowledge
- already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held use aquacultural heating equipment skill
- already held use water disinfection equipment skill
- already held carry out feeding operations skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held monitor larval growth skill
- already held operate hatchery recirculation system skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held supervise the work of staff on different shifts optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held create training materials optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional
- optional, not held supervise the work of staff on different shifts optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
19 held skills the aquaculture rearing technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role carry out waste water treatment skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
- not needed by the target role genetic selection programme knowledge
- not needed by the target role green water incubation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role hatchery design knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
- not needed by the target role manage animal biosecurity skill
- not needed by the target role manage aquatic habitat skill
- not needed by the target role manage water quality testing skill
- not needed by the target role operate hatchery trays skill
- not needed by the target role perform water treatment procedures skill
- not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
- not needed by the target role rear food fish skill
- not needed by the target role sanitation measures for aquaculture hatchery production knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise waste water treatments skill
- not needed by the target role treat contaminated water skill
3 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 biosecurity required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture hatchery technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture hatchery technician become an aquaculture rearing technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aquaculture hatchery technician already covers 63% of what an aquaculture rearing technician is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 23 of which the aquaculture rearing technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture hatchery technician need to become an aquaculture rearing technician?
11 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is handle larval weaning process.
How hard is the move from aquaculture hatchery technician to aquaculture rearing technician?
Its learning distance is 48.5 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.