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

food safety inspectortofood analyst

A food safety inspector already meets 42% of what the food analyst role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food safety inspector
42%
Overlap1
To food analyst
26 Skills carried over
19 Required, not held
69.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.7/ 100

1 Share of the food analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food safety inspector 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 17 of its required skills as things a food safety inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse characteristics of food products at reception
  • analyse samples of food and beverages
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • assess quality characteristics of food products

What stands in the way is 19 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 26 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 safety inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products assisting and caring
  • already held food toxicity engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held investigate customer complaints of food products communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held infections in food engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform food safety checks information skills
  • already held food homogenisation engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 26 carried skills, including the 17 the food analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 45 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 information skills 5 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct food tests required
  • required, not held follow laboratory manuals 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 check quality of products on the production line optional
  • optional, not held follow-up lab results optional
  • optional, not held monitor developments used for food industry optional
  • optional, not held perform food risk analysis optional
  • optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods 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, 2 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 perform microbiological analysis in food optional
  • optional, not held preserve milk samples optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held food science required
  • required, not held ingredient threats required
  • required, not held pathogenic microorganisms in food required
  • optional, not held fermentation processes of food optional
  • optional, not held food products composition optional
  • optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • required, not held identify nutritional properties of food required
  • optional, not held assess shelf life of food products optional
  • optional, not held follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held calibrate laboratory equipment required
  • required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
  • optional, not held detect microorganisms optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held pursue excellence in the creation of food products required
  • optional, not held develop new food products optional
  • optional, not held participate in the development of new food products optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional

3 further areas 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
  • 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 assess quality characteristics of food products skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held food safety principles knowledge
  • already held food safety standards 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 interpret data in food manufacturing skill
  • already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
  • already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held set quality assurance objectives skill
  • already held assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products skill
  • already held check bottles for packaging skill
  • already held food fraud knowledge
  • already held food homogenisation knowledge
  • already held food legislation knowledge
  • already held investigate customer complaints of food products skill
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held perform food safety checks skill
  • already held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held keep food laboratory inventory required
  • optional, not held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
  • optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
  • optional, not held mitigate waste of resources optional
08 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held prepare visual data required
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
26 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 shelf life of food products optional
  • optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
  • optional, not held detect microorganisms optional
  • optional, not held develop new food products optional
  • optional, not held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
  • optional, not held fermentation processes of food optional
  • optional, not held follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception optional
  • optional, not held follow-up lab results optional
  • optional, not held food products composition optional
  • optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional
  • optional, not held monitor developments used for food industry optional
  • optional, not held participate in the development of new food products optional
  • optional, not held perform food risk analysis optional
  • optional, not held perform microbiological analysis in food optional
  • optional, not held preserve milk samples optional
  • optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods 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
  • optional, not held statistics optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
34 held skills the food analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advocate for consumer matters in production plants skill
  • not needed by the target role apply foreign language for international trade 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 check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
  • not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
  • not needed by the target role cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cultural practices regarding animal slaughter knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop food policy skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
  • not needed by the target role european food safety policy 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 policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role foodborne diseases knowledge
  • not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
  • not needed by the target role handle communications in the food processing industry skill
  • not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage communications with food industry governmental bodies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the use of additives in food manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform inspection analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
  • not needed by the target role work in cold environments skill
  • not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
7 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 food science required
  • required, not held ingredient threats required
  • required, not held pathogenic microorganisms in food required
  • optional, not held fermentation processes of food optional
  • optional, not held food products composition optional
  • optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from food safety inspector

Full index of moves from food safety inspector

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.