Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

bioengineertonanoengineer

A bioengineer already meets 44% of what the nanoengineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bioengineer
44%
Overlap1
To nanoengineer
22 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
61.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.4/ 100

1 Share of the nanoengineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bioengineer 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

Why this move works

A nanoengineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a bioengineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analytical chemistry
  • approve engineering design
  • biology
  • computational chemistry
  • computer simulation

What stands in the way is 11 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nanoengineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bioengineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held nanomaterials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held pharmaceutical drug development health and welfare
  • already held develop pharmaceutical drugs management skills
  • already held computational chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held pharmaceutical chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 22 carried skills, including the 11 the nanoengineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 11 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held spectroscopy required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • required, not held nanotechnology required
  • optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
  • optional, not held green chemistry optional
  • optional, not held solid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held computer engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held quantum technology required
  • required, not held chemistry required
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast organisational risks required
  • required, not held test chemical samples required
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • required, not held assess environmental impact required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform chemical experiments required
  • optional, not held use chemical analysis equipment optional
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held work with chemicals required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nanoengineer 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analytical chemistry knowledge
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held computational chemistry knowledge
  • already held computer simulation knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held examine engineering principles skill
  • already held nanomaterials knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems skill
  • already held design principles knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held develop pharmaceutical drugs skill
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held industrial research and development knowledge
  • already held life sciences knowledge
  • already held manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • already held pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
  • already held pharmaceutical drug development knowledge
  • already held scientific literature knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held design optical systems optional
  • optional, not held develop chemical products optional
  • optional, not held improve chemical processes optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pharmaceutical technology optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop components separation processes optional
11 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
  • optional, not held develop components separation processes optional
  • optional, not held green chemistry optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
  • optional, not held solid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held computer engineering optional
  • optional, not held design optical systems optional
  • optional, not held develop chemical products optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held improve chemical processes optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held pharmaceutical technology optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use chemical analysis equipment optional
66 held skills the nanoengineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on manufacturing problems skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on nitrate pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role apply liquid chromatography skill
  • not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
  • not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the feasibility of implementing developments skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in clinical trials skill
  • not needed by the target role bioeconomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biomedical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
  • not needed by the target role computational biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
  • not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role develop biocatalytic processes skill
  • not needed by the target role develop biochemical manufacturing training materials skill
  • not needed by the target role develop bioremediation techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role develop food production processes skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process skill
  • not needed by the target role evolutionary biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role fermentation processes of food knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gas chromatography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
  • not needed by the target role gel permeation chromatography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role genetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role genomics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role high-performance liquid chromatography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role increase the impact of science on policy and society skill

26 further entries not listed here

18 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 quantum technology required
  • required, not held spectroscopy required
  • required, not held chemistry required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • required, not held nanotechnology required
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
  • optional, not held green chemistry optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
  • optional, not held solid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held computer engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held pharmaceutical technology optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from bioengineer

Full index of moves from bioengineer

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.