Aquatic animal health professional to biologist
An aquatic animal health professional already meets 37% of what the biologist role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.
74.6/ 100
1 How much of what a biologist is expected to do is already part of an aquatic animal health professional’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 biologist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A biologist role treats 14 of its required skills as things an aquatic animal health professional already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply scientific methods
- biology
- botany
- collect biological data
- conduct research on fauna
- conduct research on flora
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 · What you already bring
Of the 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquatic animal health professional background worth leading with.
- already held biotechnology in aquaculture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held aquatic species natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held conduct fish populations studies information skills
- already held assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations information skills
- already held inspect fish stock information skills
- already held conduct research on flora information skills
All 36 carried skills, including the 14 the biologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 62 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 communicate with a non-scientific audience required
- still to learn develop professional network with researchers and scientists required
- still to learn disseminate results to the scientific community required
- still to learn draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation required
- still to learn evaluate research activities required
- still to learn increase the impact of science on policy and society required
- still to learn interact professionally in research and professional environments required
- still to learn promote the transfer of knowledge required
- still to learn publish academic research required
- still to learn write scientific publications required
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- still to learn apply for research funding required
- still to learn apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities required
- still to learn conduct research across disciplines required
- still to learn demonstrate disciplinary expertise required
- still to learn manage research data required
- still to learn promote open innovation in research required
- still to learn promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities required
- still to learn synthesise information required
- optional, not held create natural science taxonomies optional
- optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
- optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
- optional, not held conduct genome research optional
- optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
- optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
- optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- still to learn manage personal professional development required
- still to learn perform project management required
- optional, not held develop aquaculture breeding strategies optional
- still to learn life sciences required
- optional, not held entomology optional
- optional, not held herpetology optional
- optional, not held lepidoptery optional
- optional, not held mammalogy optional
- optional, not held mycology optional
- optional, not held ornithology optional
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held computational biology optional
- optional, not held cryopreservation optional
- optional, not held genomics optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held marine biology optional
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- optional, not held stem cells optional
- optional, not held synthetic biology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held pharmacology optional
- optional, not held toxicology optional
- still to learn ecosystem management required
- optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
- still to learn scientific literature required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a biologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ecosystem management study this
- 02 apply for research funding practise this
- 03 apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities 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 36 skills that carry over
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held biology knowledge
- already held botany knowledge
- already held collect biological data skill
- already held conduct research on fauna skill
- already held conduct research on flora skill
- already held gather experimental data skill
- already held laboratory techniques knowledge
- already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
- already held molecular biology knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held send samples to laboratory skill
- already held virology knowledge
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held applied zoology knowledge
- already held aquatic species knowledge
- already held assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
- already held biosecurity knowledge
- already held biotechnology in aquaculture knowledge
- already held collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held conduct fish mortality studies skill
- already held conduct fish populations studies skill
- already held conserve natural resources skill
- already held ecology knowledge
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held inspect fish stock skill
- already held monitor fish health status skill
- already held perform field research skill
- already held perform laboratory tests skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held seek innovation in current practices skill
- already held write routine reports skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn manage open publications required
- optional, not held identify poisons optional
- optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
- optional, not held medical parasitology optional
- optional, not held pathology optional
- optional, not held reforestation optional
38 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held create natural science taxonomies optional
- optional, not held entomology optional
- optional, not held herpetology optional
- optional, not held lepidoptery optional
- optional, not held mammalogy optional
- optional, not held mycology optional
- optional, not held ornithology optional
- optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
- optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held computational biology optional
- optional, not held conduct genome research optional
- optional, not held cryopreservation optional
- optional, not held develop aquaculture breeding strategies optional
- optional, not held genomics optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held identify poisons optional
- optional, not held marine biology optional
- optional, not held medical parasitology optional
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held reforestation optional
- optional, not held stem cells optional
- optional, not held synthetic biology optional
- optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
- optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held pathology optional
- optional, not held pharmacology optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- optional, not held toxicology optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
34 held skills the biologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role administer treatments to fish skill
- not needed by the target role advise on animal welfare skill
- not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
- not needed by the target role apply risk management processes skill
- 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 communicate specialised veterinary information skill
- not needed by the target role control aquatic production environment skill
- not needed by the target role develop fish health and welfare management plans skill
- not needed by the target role develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of chemicals skill
- not needed by the target role ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices skill
- not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
- not needed by the target role inspect animal welfare management skill
- not needed by the target role interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture treatment records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fish mortality rates skill
- not needed by the target role monitor treated fish skill
- not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
- not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare fish treatment facilities skill
- not needed by the target role prepare fish treatment plan skill
- not needed by the target role prepare visual data skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
- not needed by the target role treat fish diseases skill
- not needed by the target role use specialised equipment skill
26 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 ecosystem management required
- still to learn life sciences required
- still to learn scientific literature required
- optional, not held entomology optional
- optional, not held herpetology optional
- optional, not held lepidoptery optional
- optional, not held mammalogy optional
- optional, not held mycology optional
- optional, not held ornithology optional
- optional, not held biological chemistry optional
- optional, not held computational biology optional
- optional, not held cryopreservation optional
- optional, not held genomics optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held marine biology optional
- optional, not held medical parasitology optional
- optional, not held proteomics optional
- optional, not held reforestation optional
- optional, not held stem cells optional
- optional, not held synthetic biology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held pathology optional
- optional, not held pharmacology optional
- optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
- optional, not held toxicology optional
Other moves recorded from aquatic animal health professional
Common questions about this move
Can an aquatic animal health professional become a biologist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquatic animal health professional already covers 37% of what a biologist is expected to do: 36 skills carry over, 14 of which the biologist role treats as required.
What skills does an aquatic animal health professional need to become a biologist?
24 required skills are missing, plus 38 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is ecosystem management.
How hard is the move from aquatic animal health professional to biologist?
Its learning distance is 74.6 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.