Aquatic animal health professional to marine biologist
An aquatic animal health professional already meets 69% of what the marine biologist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
39.2/ 100
1 How much of what a marine 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 marine biologist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A marine biologist role treats 19 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 6 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine 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 analyse fish samples for diagnosis information skills
- already held conduct fish populations studies information skills
- already held inspect fish stock information skills
- already held conduct research on flora information skills
- already held treat fish diseases handling and moving
- already held perform field research information skills
All 27 carried skills, including the 19 the marine biologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 9 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 marine biology required
- still to learn organism taxonomy required
- optional, not held coastal management optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held physics optional
- still to learn write research proposals required
- optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional
- still to learn physiology of animals required
- still to learn ecosystem management required
- still to learn perform data analysis required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a marine biologist 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 · The rest of the record
All 27 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 ecology knowledge
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held gather experimental data 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 scientific research skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held conduct fish mortality studies skill
- already held conduct fish populations studies skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held inspect fish stock skill
- already held monitor fish health status skill
- already held send samples to laboratory skill
- already held treat fish diseases skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held wind energy optional
- optional, not held biotechnology optional
- optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional
- optional, not held coastal management optional
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held wind energy optional
- optional, not held biotechnology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
- optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held physics optional
43 held skills the marine 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 work-related written reports skill
- not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role applied zoology knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply risk management processes skill
- not needed by the target role aquatic species knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
- not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- not needed by the target role biotechnology in aquaculture knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role communicate specialised veterinary information skill
- not needed by the target role conserve natural resources 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 perform laboratory tests 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 screen live fish deformities skill
- not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
3 further entries not listed here
11 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 marine biology required
- still to learn organism taxonomy required
- still to learn physiology of animals required
- optional, not held coastal management optional
- optional, not held habitat restoration optional
- optional, not held wind energy optional
- optional, not held biotechnology optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held physics optional
Other moves recorded from aquatic animal health professional
Common questions about this move
Can an aquatic animal health professional become a marine biologist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aquatic animal health professional already covers 69% of what a marine biologist is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 19 of which the marine biologist role treats as required.
What skills does an aquatic animal health professional need to become a marine biologist?
6 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by natural sciences, mathematics and statistics. The single most important is ecosystem management.
How hard is the move from aquatic animal health professional to marine biologist?
Its learning distance is 39.2 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.