Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Aquaculture recirculation technician to aquaculture husbandry technician

An aquaculture recirculation technician already meets 31% of what the aquaculture husbandry technician role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From aquaculture recirculation technician
31 % overlap
Distant match
To aquaculture husbandry technician
17 You already bring
24 Still to learn
55 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

77.4/ 100

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

Why

Why this move works

An aquaculture husbandry technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things an aquaculture recirculation technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • apply fish treatments
  • collect broodstock
  • ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
  • fish biology
  • identify risks in aquaculture facilities
  • implement fin fish feeding regimes

What stands in the way is 24 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture recirculation technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
  • already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities information skills
  • already held implement fin fish feeding regimes handling and moving
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
  • already held treat fish diseases handling and moving
  • already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis handling and moving

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 8 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 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn rear food fish required
  • still to learn carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
  • still to learn identity aquaculture species required
  • still to learn monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
  • still to learn perform fish grading operations required
  • still to learn control aquatic production environment required
  • optional, not held collect dead fish optional
  • optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn aquaculture cultivation equipment required
  • still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
  • still to learn computerised feeding systems required
  • still to learn fish grading required
  • still to learn rates of growth assessment required
  • optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
03 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
  • still to learn inspect aquaculture equipment required
  • still to learn measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
  • still to learn maintain technical equipment required
  • optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • still to learn operate small craft required
  • still to learn prepare for small craft operation required
  • still to learn use aquaculture heavy equipment required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
  • still to learn swim required
  • optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
  • optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
  • optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
06 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn assist with vaccination procedures required
  • still to learn ensure cage safety requirements are followed required
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply fish treatments skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
  • already held fish biology knowledge
  • already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
  • already held implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
  • already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
  • already held monitor water quality skill
  • already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • already held treat fish diseases skill
  • already held communicate verbal instructions skill
  • already held cooperate with colleagues skill
  • already held lead a team skill
  • already held make time-critical decisions skill
  • already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
  • already held train employees skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 constructing 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required
  • still to learn monitor feeding systems required
  • optional, not held check diving equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held check diving equipment optional
  • optional, not held collect dead fish optional
  • optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
  • optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
  • optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
  • optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
  • optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
  • optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
32 held skills the aquaculture husbandry technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aquaponics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aquatic resources biosecurity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
  • not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
  • not needed by the target role encourage teambuilding skill
  • not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain recirculation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain specified water characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor fish health status skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
  • not needed by the target role observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role operate control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hatchery recirculation system skill
  • not needed by the target role participate in the organisation of emergency drills skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water chemistry analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role recirculation systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role screen live fish deformities skill
  • not needed by the target role use IT tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
  • not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water reuse knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
6 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
  • still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
  • still to learn computerised feeding systems required
  • still to learn fish grading required
  • still to learn rates of growth assessment required
  • optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture recirculation technician

Full index of moves from aquaculture recirculation technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an aquaculture recirculation technician become an aquaculture husbandry technician?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture recirculation technician already covers 31% of what an aquaculture husbandry technician is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 11 of which the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.

What skills does an aquaculture recirculation technician need to become an aquaculture husbandry technician?

24 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is rear food fish.

How hard is the move from aquaculture recirculation technician to aquaculture husbandry technician?

Its learning distance is 77.4 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.