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

food biotechnologisttofood analyst

A food biotechnologist already meets 52% of what the food analyst role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food biotechnologist
52%
Overlap1
To food analyst
38 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
61.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.4/ 100

1 Share of the food analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food biotechnologist 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 food analyst role treats 18 of its required skills as things a food biotechnologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse samples of food and beverages
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • ensure public safety and security
  • follow laboratory manuals

What stands in the way is 18 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A food analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food biotechnologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held food products composition engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform microbiological analysis in food handling and moving
  • already held food toxicity engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held follow laboratory manuals information skills
  • already held assess shelf life of food products assisting and caring
  • already held follow-up lab results information skills

All 38 carried skills, including the 18 the food analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 7 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct food tests required
  • required, not held analyse characteristics of food products at reception required
  • required, not held assess quality characteristics of food products required
  • required, not held interpret data in food manufacturing required
  • required, not held measure pH required
  • required, not held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials required
  • required, not held report test findings required
  • optional, not held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries optional
  • optional, not held perform food safety checks optional
  • optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
  • optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
  • optional, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products optional
02 handling and moving 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held attend to detail regarding food and beverages required
  • required, not held blend food ingredients required
  • required, not held collect samples for analysis required
  • required, not held preserve samples required
  • optional, not held check bottles for packaging optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held preserve milk samples optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing required
  • required, not held identify nutritional properties of food required
  • optional, not held assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products optional
  • optional, not held follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception optional
04 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held keep food laboratory inventory required
  • required, not held set quality assurance objectives required
  • optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
  • optional, not held mitigate waste of resources optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held calibrate laboratory equipment required
  • required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held pursue excellence in the creation of food products required
  • optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food analyst 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse samples of food and beverages skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held follow laboratory manuals skill
  • already held food safety principles knowledge
  • already held food safety standards knowledge
  • already held food science knowledge
  • already held food toxicity knowledge
  • already held identify the factors causing changes in food during storage skill
  • already held infections in food knowledge
  • already held ingredient threats knowledge
  • already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
  • already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
  • already held pathogenic microorganisms in food knowledge
  • already held prepare visual data skill
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held analyse work-related written reports skill
  • already held apply scientific methods skill
  • already held assess shelf life of food products skill
  • already held check quality of products on the production line skill
  • already held detect microorganisms skill
  • already held develop new food products skill
  • already held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
  • already held fermentation processes of food knowledge
  • already held follow-up lab results skill
  • already held food fraud knowledge
  • already held food legislation knowledge
  • already held food products composition knowledge
  • already held molecular gastronomy knowledge
  • already held monitor developments used for food industry skill
  • already held participate in the development of new food products skill
  • already held perform food risk analysis skill
  • already held perform microbiological analysis in food skill
  • already held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
  • already held statistics knowledge
  • already held write work-related reports skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held food homogenisation optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries optional
  • optional, not held assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products optional
  • optional, not held check bottles for packaging optional
  • optional, not held follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception optional
  • optional, not held food homogenisation optional
  • optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held perform food safety checks optional
  • optional, not held preserve milk samples optional
  • optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
  • optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
  • optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
  • optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
  • optional, not held mitigate waste of resources optional
  • optional, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products optional
33 held skills the food analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role apply food technology principles skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preservation treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role assess HACCP implementation in plants skill
  • not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • not needed by the target role bioeconomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bioethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out training in environmental matters skill
  • not needed by the target role collect briefing regarding products skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role enzymatic processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food allergies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food authentication techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food preservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food product ingredients knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role foodborne diseases knowledge
  • not needed by the target role improve chemical processes skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with innovations in food manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role lead process optimisation skill
  • not needed by the target role legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage discarded products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage food manufacturing laboratory skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor processing conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor the production line skill
  • not needed by the target role operate microscope skill
  • not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
1 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
  • optional, not held food homogenisation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from food biotechnologist

Full index of moves from food biotechnologist

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.