Aquaculture husbandry worker to aquaculture harvesting technician
An aquaculture husbandry worker already meets 32% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture husbandry 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 harvesting technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things an aquaculture husbandry worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- biosecurity
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect broodstock
- collect dead fish
- extinguish fires
- identity aquaculture species
What stands in the way is 27 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture harvesting technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture husbandry worker background worth leading with.
- already held report harvested fish production information skills
- already held collect growth rate information information skills
- already held identity aquaculture species handling and moving
- already held operate fish capture equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held collect dead fish handling and moving
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist handling and moving
All 20 carried skills, including the 11 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 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.
- still to learn apply fish harvest methods required
- still to learn apply fish treatments required
- still to learn handle fish harvesting waste required
- still to learn handle harvested fish required
- still to learn harvest aquatic resources required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
- still to learn monitor live fish collection required
- still to learn monitor treated fish required
- still to learn prepare fish treatment facilities required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- still to learn control aquatic production environment required
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- still to learn estimate harvest costs required
- still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
- still to learn prepare health certificates for fishery products required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn operate small craft required
- still to learn prepare for small craft operation required
- still to learn set up fish harvesting equipment required
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- still to learn swim required
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply fish harvest methods practise this
- 02 apply fish treatments practise this
- 03 ensure compliance with aquaculture standards 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held biosecurity knowledge
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held identity aquaculture species skill
- already held monitor fish health status skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held operate fish capture equipment skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held report harvested fish production skill
- already held collect growth rate information skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held incidents and accidents recording knowledge
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held use communication devices skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn maintain fish harvesting equipment required
- still to learn maintain grading equipment required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
35 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assist with vaccination procedures skill
- not needed by the target role carry out feeding operations skill
- not needed by the target role carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role clean aquaculture stock units skill
- not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
- not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- 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 load equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture containers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture ponds skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality 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 manure aquaculture ponds skill
- not needed by the target role measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
- not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
- not needed by the target role monitor larval growth skill
- not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
- not needed by the target role operate biological filtration skill
- not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
- not needed by the target role operation of transport equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare fish holding units skill
- not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
- not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
- not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role stock fish skill
- not needed by the target role transport fish skill
- not needed by the target role undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role unload equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use aquaculture heavy equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use oxygenation equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in a fishery team skill
- not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
7 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 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry worker
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture husbandry worker become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture husbandry worker already covers 32% of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 11 of which the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture husbandry worker need to become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
27 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply fish harvest methods.
How hard is the move from aquaculture husbandry worker to aquaculture harvesting technician?
Its learning distance is 77.3 out of 100, which is the career change 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.