aquatic animal health professionaltoaquaculture biologist
A aquatic animal health professional already meets 56% of what the aquaculture biologist role asks for. The move turns on 30 required skills not yet in the profile.
56%
62.1/ 100
1 Share of the aquaculture biologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquatic animal health professional profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A aquaculture biologist role treats 35 of its required skills as things a aquatic animal health professional already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- analyse work-related written reports
- applied zoology
- apply scientific methods
- aquatic species
- biology
- biosecurity
What stands in the way is 30 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 70 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquaculture biologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquatic animal health professional background worth leading with.
- already held diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms information skills
- already held maintain aquaculture treatment records information skills
- already held prepare fish treatment plan handling and moving
- already held biotechnology in aquaculture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held administer treatments to fish handling and moving
- already held interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations communication, collaboration and creativity
All 70 carried skills, including the 35 the aquaculture biologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 49 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held manage intellectual property rights required
- required, not held communicate with a non-scientific audience required
- required, not held develop professional network with researchers and scientists required
- required, not held disseminate results to the scientific community required
- required, not held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation required
- required, not held evaluate research activities required
- required, not held increase the impact of science on policy and society required
- required, not held interact professionally in research and professional environments required
- required, not held mentor individuals required
- required, not held promote the transfer of knowledge required
- required, not held publish academic research required
- required, not held speak different languages required
- required, not held think abstractly required
- required, not held write scientific publications required
- optional, not held provide advice to hatcheries optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held apply blended learning optional
- optional, not held communicate technicalities with clients optional
- optional, not held create training materials optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held teach in academic or vocational contexts optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- required, not held apply for research funding required
- required, not held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities required
- required, not held conduct research across disciplines required
- required, not held demonstrate disciplinary expertise required
- required, not held integrate gender dimension in research required
- required, not held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data required
- required, not held manage research data required
- required, not held promote open innovation in research required
- required, not held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities required
- required, not held synthesise information required
- optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- required, not held develop aquaculture strategies required
- required, not held manage personal professional development required
- required, not held perform project management required
- optional, not held develop aquaculture breeding strategies optional
- optional, not held coordinate operational activities optional
- optional, not held discuss research proposals optional
- required, not held operate open source software required
- required, not held manage open publications required
- required, not held ecosystem management required
- optional, not held cryopreservation optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held marine biology optional
- optional, not held life sciences optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aquaculture biologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ecosystem management knowledge · sector specific
- 02 manage intellectual property rights skill · sector specific
- 03 operate open source software skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 70 skills that carry over
- already held analyse work-related written reports skill
- already held applied zoology knowledge
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held aquatic species knowledge
- already held biology knowledge
- already held biosecurity knowledge
- already held biotechnology in aquaculture knowledge
- already held botany knowledge
- already held carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- already held collect biological data skill
- already held conduct fish mortality studies skill
- already held conduct fish populations studies skill
- already held conduct research on fauna skill
- already held conduct research on flora skill
- already held conserve natural resources skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held ecology knowledge
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
- already held gather experimental data skill
- already held implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
- already held inspect fish stock skill
- already held laboratory techniques knowledge
- already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
- already held molecular biology knowledge
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held perform field research skill
- already held perform laboratory tests skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held send samples to laboratory skill
- already held use specialised equipment skill
- already held virology knowledge
- already held administer treatments to fish skill
- already held advise on animal welfare skill
- already held analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held apply risk management processes skill
- already held assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
- already held assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- already held collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held communicate specialised veterinary information skill
- already held develop fish health and welfare management plans skill
- already held develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- already held diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms skill
- already held dispose of chemicals skill
- already held ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices skill
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- already held inspect animal welfare management skill
- already held interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations skill
- already held maintain aquaculture treatment records skill
- already held maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments skill
- already held monitor fish health status skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held monitor treated fish skill
- already held pollution legislation knowledge
- already held prepare fish treatment facilities skill
- already held prepare fish treatment plan skill
- already held prepare visual data skill
- already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held report pollution incidents skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held seek innovation in current practices skill
- already held treat fish diseases skill
- already held write routine reports skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held cryopreservation optional
- optional, not held develop aquaculture breeding strategies optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held marine biology optional
- optional, not held provide advice to hatcheries optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held apply blended learning optional
- optional, not held communicate technicalities with clients optional
- optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
- optional, not held coordinate operational activities optional
- optional, not held create training materials optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held discuss research proposals optional
- optional, not held life sciences optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- optional, not held teach in academic or vocational contexts optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
0 held skills the aquaculture biologist role does not ask for
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held ecosystem management required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held cryopreservation optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held marine biology optional
- optional, not held life sciences optional
Other moves recorded from aquatic animal health professional
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.