Career Overlap Transition record
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Aquaculture hatchery worker to aquaculture hatchery technician

An aquaculture hatchery worker already meets 29% of what the aquaculture hatchery technician role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From aquaculture hatchery worker
29 % overlap
Distant match
To aquaculture hatchery technician
13 You already bring
21 Still to learn
47 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

77.5/ 100

1 How much of what an aquaculture hatchery technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture hatchery worker’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 hatchery technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An aquaculture hatchery technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things an aquaculture hatchery worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • carry out hatchery production processes
  • collect broodstock
  • condition broodstock
  • culture aquaculture hatchery stocks
  • maintain hatchery equipment
  • maintain hatchery facilities

What stands in the way is 21 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture hatchery technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture hatchery worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held carry out hatchery production processes handling and moving
  • already held condition broodstock handling and moving
  • already held maintain hatchery equipment constructing
  • already held maintain hatchery facilities constructing
  • already held operate hatchery trays handling and moving
  • already held sanitation measures for aquaculture hatchery production services

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the aquaculture hatchery technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 handling and moving 7 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn carry out feeding operations required
  • still to learn induce spawning and fertilisation on aquaculture species required
  • still to learn maintain the production of juveniles at the nursery stage required
  • still to learn manage capture broodstock operations required
  • still to learn monitor hatchery production required
  • still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
  • still to learn screen live fish deformities required
  • optional, not held manage aquatic habitat optional
  • optional, not held rear food fish optional
  • optional, not held treat contaminated water optional
02 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn maintain hatchery records required
  • still to learn monitor fish health status required
  • still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
  • still to learn monitor water quality required
  • optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
  • optional, not held manage water quality testing optional
03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn green water incubation technology required
  • still to learn hatchery design required
  • still to learn aquaculture reproduction required
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn operate hatchery recirculation system required
  • still to learn carry out waste water treatment required
  • optional, not held perform water treatment procedures optional
  • optional, not held use aquacultural heating equipment optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn fish biology required
  • still to learn plankton production required
  • optional, not held genetic selection programme optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn animal welfare legislation required
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an aquaculture hatchery 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held carry out hatchery production processes skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held condition broodstock skill
  • already held culture aquaculture hatchery stocks skill
  • already held maintain hatchery equipment skill
  • already held maintain hatchery facilities skill
  • already held monitor larval growth skill
  • already held operate hatchery trays skill
  • already held sanitation measures for aquaculture hatchery production knowledge
  • already held cultivate plankton skill
  • already held feed broodstock skill
  • already held use water disinfection equipment skill
  • already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 required
  • still to learn ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety required
08 constructing 1 required
  • still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required
09 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held manage aquatic habitat optional
  • optional, not held rear food fish optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards optional
  • optional, not held genetic selection programme optional
  • optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatment procedures optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
  • optional, not held treat contaminated water optional
  • optional, not held use aquacultural heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
  • optional, not held manage water quality testing optional
30 held skills the aquaculture hatchery technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out fish transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role clean off fouling skill
  • not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal requirements for diving operations skill
  • not needed by the target role critique the dive with the dive team skill
  • not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
  • not needed by the target role identity aquaculture species skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect fish eggs skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor larval development skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
  • not needed by the target role operate photoreactors skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pumps in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role operate water-heating equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role perform fish grading operations skill
  • not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use oxygenation equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a fishery team skill
  • not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
9 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn green water incubation technology required
  • still to learn hatchery design required
  • still to learn fish biology required
  • still to learn plankton production required
  • still to learn animal welfare legislation required
  • still to learn aquaculture reproduction required
  • optional, not held genetic selection programme optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture hatchery worker

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an aquaculture hatchery worker become an aquaculture hatchery technician?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture hatchery worker already covers 29% of what an aquaculture hatchery technician is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 9 of which the aquaculture hatchery technician role treats as required.

What skills does an aquaculture hatchery worker need to become an aquaculture hatchery technician?

21 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is green water incubation technology.

How hard is the move from aquaculture hatchery worker to aquaculture hatchery technician?

Its learning distance is 77.5 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.