RecordMove

Biotechnical technician to biochemistry technician

A biotechnical technician already meets 33% of what the biochemistry technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From biotechnical technician

Distant match

To biochemistry technician

10 You already bring

13 Still to learn

44 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a biochemistry technician is expected to do is already part of a biotechnical technician’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 biochemistry technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A biochemistry technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a biotechnical technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

analyse experimental laboratory data
apply scientific methods
biology
laboratory techniques
life sciences
maintain laboratory equipment

What stands in the way is 13 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biochemistry technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a biotechnical technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held solid phase microextraction engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held stem cells natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held life sciences natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
already held maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the biochemistry technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 11 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn biological chemistry required
still to learn genetics required
still to learn laboratory equipment required

optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional
optional, not held toxicology optional

02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn assist in the production of laboratory documentation required
still to learn conduct routine blood testing required

optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held examine samples in dermatology optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn use laboratory equipment required
still to learn calibrate laboratory equipment required

optional, not held perform chemical experiments optional

04 health and welfare 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn biotechnology required

optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held virology optional

05 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn collect samples for analysis required

optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held preserve samples optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn write technical reports required

optional, not held write research proposals optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biochemistry 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held biology knowledge
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held life sciences knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held solid phase microextraction knowledge
already held stem cells knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn apply safety procedures in laboratory required

08 education 1 required

still to learn scientific research methodology required

09 management skills 1 required

still to learn manage inventory required

10 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
optional, not held prepare visual data optional

11 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held examine samples in dermatology optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
optional, not held perform chemical experiments optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional
optional, not held prepare visual data optional
optional, not held preserve samples optional
optional, not held toxicology optional
optional, not held virology optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

33 held skills the biochemistry technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on crop diseases skill
not needed by the target role advise on pest infestation prevention skill
not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
not needed by the target role collect reproductive cells skill
not needed by the target role contact scientists skill
not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
not needed by the target role develop vaccines skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role food science knowledge
not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
not needed by the target role genomics knowledge
not needed by the target role measure pollution skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical laboratory technology knowledge
not needed by the target role medical studies knowledge
not needed by the target role medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
not needed by the target role perform stem cell transplantation skill
not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
not needed by the target role pests and diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role plant species knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role research improvement of crop yields skill
not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
not needed by the target role sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake research in medical genetics skill
not needed by the target role use technology for forensics skill
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill

16 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 pick up Tier

still to learn biological chemistry required
still to learn genetics required
still to learn laboratory equipment required
still to learn biotechnology required
still to learn scientific research methodology required
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held clinical cytology optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional
optional, not held toxicology optional
optional, not held virology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from biotechnical technician

Full index of moves from biotechnical technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a biotechnical technician become a biochemistry technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A biotechnical technician already covers 33% of what a biochemistry technician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 10 of which the biochemistry technician role treats as required.

What skills does a biotechnical technician need to become a biochemistry technician?

13 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by natural sciences, mathematics and statistics. The single most important is apply safety procedures in laboratory.

How hard is the move from biotechnical technician to biochemistry technician?

Its learning distance is 70.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.