Table 1Transition record

biochemistry techniciantobotanical technician

A biochemistry technician already meets 63% of what the botanical technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biochemistry technician

63%

Overlap1

To botanical technician

23 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

43 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43

This move: 43 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the botanical technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the biochemistry technician 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A botanical technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a biochemistry technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held laboratory equipment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held maintain freelance database working with computers
already held preserve samples handling and moving
already held assist in the production of laboratory documentation information skills
already held analyse cell cultures information skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 15 the botanical technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held botany required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held characteristics of plants required

optional, not held variety of botanicals optional
optional, not held aquatic species optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held ecology optional

02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held collect biological data required

optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 5 supplementary

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held plant care products optional
optional, not held reforestation optional

04 handling and moving 3 supplementary

optional, not held maintain plant health optional
optional, not held nurse plants optional
optional, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental legislation optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a botanical 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
already held biology knowledge
already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
already held laboratory equipment knowledge
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held manage inventory skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held use laboratory equipment skill
already held write technical reports skill
already held analyse cell cultures skill
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
already held keep task records skill
already held label samples skill
already held maintain freelance database skill
already held prepare visual data skill
already held preserve samples skill
already held write research proposals skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held biosecurity optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held create soil and plant improvement programmes optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
optional, not held create soil and plant improvement programmes optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held maintain plant health optional
optional, not held nurse plants optional
optional, not held plant care products optional
optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held variety of botanicals optional
optional, not held aquatic species optional
optional, not held biosecurity optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants optional

21 held skills the botanical technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse blood samples skill
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical cytology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role communicable diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role computational chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct routine blood testing skill
not needed by the target role endocrinology knowledge
not needed by the target role evolutionary biology knowledge
not needed by the target role examine samples in dermatology skill
not needed by the target role genetics knowledge
not needed by the target role life sciences knowledge
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role solid phase microextraction knowledge
not needed by the target role stem cells knowledge
not needed by the target role toxicology knowledge
not needed by the target role virology knowledge

14 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 acquire Tier

required, not held botany required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held characteristics of plants required
optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held plant care products optional
optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held variety of botanicals optional
optional, not held aquatic species optional
optional, not held biosecurity optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from biochemistry technician

Full index of moves from biochemistry technician

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.