Table 1Transition record

fisheries advisertomarine biologist

A fisheries adviser already meets 15% of what the marine biologist role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fisheries adviser

15%

Overlap1

To marine biologist

8 Skills carried over

22 Required, not held

84.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

15%

Learning distance A rebuild

84.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the marine biologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fisheries adviser 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 marine biologist role treats 3 of its required skills as things a fisheries adviser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ecosystem management
fish biology
fish identification and classification

What stands in the way is 22 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 8 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 a fisheries adviser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held coastal management natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held monitor fish health status information skills
already held ecosystem management business, administration and law
already held wind energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held fish identification and classification natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held habitat restoration natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 8 carried skills, including the 3 the marine biologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 9 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 9 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held botany required
required, not held fish anatomy required
required, not held marine biology required
required, not held microbiology-bacteriology required
required, not held organism taxonomy required
required, not held biology required
required, not held ecology required
required, not held laboratory techniques required
required, not held molecular biology required

optional, not held oceanography optional
optional, not held physics optional

02 information skills 8 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held conduct research on fauna required
required, not held conduct research on flora required
required, not held perform field research required
required, not held apply scientific methods required
required, not held collect biological data required
required, not held gather experimental data required
required, not held monitor water quality required
required, not held perform scientific research required

optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
optional, not held inspect fish stock optional
optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
optional, not held conduct fish populations studies optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held write research proposals required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional

04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required

required, not held physiology of animals required

05 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

06 working with computers 1 required

required, not held perform data analysis required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ecosystem management knowledge
already held fish biology knowledge
already held fish identification and classification knowledge
already held chemistry knowledge
already held coastal management knowledge
already held habitat restoration knowledge
already held monitor fish health status skill
already held wind energy knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 3 supplementary

optional, not held control aquatic production environment optional
optional, not held send samples to laboratory optional
optional, not held treat fish diseases optional

08 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held biotechnology optional

09 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional
optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
optional, not held inspect fish stock optional
optional, not held biotechnology optional
optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
optional, not held conduct fish populations studies optional
optional, not held control aquatic production environment optional
optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
optional, not held oceanography optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held send samples to laboratory optional
optional, not held treat fish diseases optional

34 held skills the marine biologist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt production levels skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role apply fishery biology to fishery management skill
not needed by the target role aquaculture industry knowledge
not needed by the target role assess site production potential skill
not needed by the target role conduct research before survey skill
not needed by the target role conduct underwater surveys skill
not needed by the target role develop business case skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate fishery status skill
not needed by the target role fisheries legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect fish eggs skill
not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
not needed by the target role manage fisheries projects skill
not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor hatchery production skill
not needed by the target role monitor the use of resources in production skill
not needed by the target role plankton production knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare surveying report skill
not needed by the target role process collected survey data skill
not needed by the target role provide advice to hatcheries skill
not needed by the target role respond to changing situations in fishery skill
not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
not needed by the target role study fish migration skill
not needed by the target role support fishery training procedures skill
not needed by the target role surveying methods knowledge
not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
not needed by the target role wildlife 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 fish anatomy required
required, not held marine biology required
required, not held microbiology-bacteriology required
required, not held organism taxonomy required
required, not held physiology of animals required
required, not held biology required
required, not held ecology required
required, not held laboratory techniques required
required, not held molecular biology required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held biotechnology optional
optional, not held oceanography optional
optional, not held physics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fisheries adviser

Full index of moves from fisheries adviser

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.