Catcher to poultry breeder
A catcher already meets 17% of what the poultry breeder role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
84.7/ 100
1 How much of what a poultry breeder is expected to do is already part of a catcher’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 poultry breeder role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A poultry breeder role treats 4 of its required skills as things a catcher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- control animal movement
- livestock species
What stands in the way is 20 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A poultry breeder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a catcher background worth leading with.
- already held breed ducks handling and moving
- already held handle poultry handling and moving
- already held livestock species natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held control animal movement handling and moving
- already held animal welfare agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held apply animal hygiene practices handling and moving
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the poultry breeder role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 6 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 breed poultry required
- still to learn administer drugs to facilitate breeding required
- still to learn administer treatment to animals required
- still to learn assist animal birth required
- still to learn assist in transportation of animals required
- still to learn care for juvenile animals required
- still to learn dispose of dead animals required
- still to learn handle feathers required
- still to learn maintain animal accommodation hygienic required
- still to learn provide first aid to animals required
- still to learn provide nutrition to animals required
- optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held breed geese optional
- optional, not held breed ostriches optional
- optional, not held breed turkeys optional
- optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
- optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
- optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
- optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
- still to learn create animal records required
- still to learn manage animal biosecurity required
- still to learn monitor the production of eggs required
- still to learn maintain professional records required
- still to learn monitor the welfare of animals required
- optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held assess management of animals optional
- still to learn signs of animal illness required
- still to learn animal nutrition required
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
- still to learn operate farm equipment required
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
- optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a poultry breeder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 breed poultry practise this
- 02 administer drugs to facilitate breeding practise this
- 03 administer treatment to animals 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held apply animal hygiene practices skill
- already held control animal movement skill
- already held livestock species knowledge
- already held animal welfare knowledge
- already held breed ducks skill
- already held handle poultry skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
- optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
- optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held assess management of animals optional
- optional, not held breed geese optional
- optional, not held breed ostriches optional
- optional, not held breed turkeys optional
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
- optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
- optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
- optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
- optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
4 held skills the poultry breeder role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assist with vaccination procedures skill
- not needed by the target role livestock farming systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role load animals for transportation skill
- not needed by the target role raise hens skill
4 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 signs of animal illness required
- still to learn animal nutrition required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
Common questions about this move
Can a catcher become a poultry breeder?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A catcher already covers 17% of what a poultry breeder is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the poultry breeder role treats as required.
What skills does a catcher need to become a poultry breeder?
20 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is breed poultry.
How hard is the move from catcher to poultry breeder?
Its learning distance is 84.7 out of 100, which is the career change 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.