food technologisttofood analyst
A food technologist already meets 65% of what the food analyst role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
65%
48.8/ 100
1 Share of the food analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food technologist 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 this move works
A food analyst role treats 23 of its required skills as things a food technologist 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
- assess quality characteristics of food products
- collect samples for analysis
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 · What you already bring
Of the 47 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 technologist background worth leading with.
- already held keep food laboratory inventory management skills
- 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 perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials information skills
All 47 carried skills, including the 23 the food analyst role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- required, not held conduct food tests required
- required, not held analyse characteristics of food products at reception required
- required, not held measure pH required
- required, not held report test findings required
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- optional, not held conduct research on food waste prevention optional
- optional, not held design indicators for food waste reduction optional
- required, not held attend to detail regarding food and beverages required
- required, not held blend food ingredients 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
- required, not held calibrate laboratory equipment required
- required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
- required, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing 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
- required, not held pursue excellence in the creation of food products required
- optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional
- required, not held set quality assurance objectives required
- optional, not held develop food waste reduction strategies optional
2 further areas in the appendix
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.
- 01 conduct food tests skill · occupation specific
- 02 analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill · sector specific
- 03 attend to detail regarding food and beverages skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 47 skills that carry over
- 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 collect samples for analysis 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 nutritional properties of food skill
- already held identify the factors causing changes in food during storage skill
- already held ingredient threats knowledge
- already held interpret data in food manufacturing skill
- already held keep food laboratory inventory skill
- already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
- already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
- already held pathogenic microorganisms in food knowledge
- already held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials skill
- already held prepare visual data skill
- already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
- already held analyse packaging requirements skill
- already held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries 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 homogenisation knowledge
- already held food legislation knowledge
- already held food products composition knowledge
- already held mitigate waste of resources skill
- 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 food safety checks skill
- already held perform microbiological analysis in food skill
- already held perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
- already held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held infections in food required
- optional, not held statistics optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 investigate customer complaints of food products optional
- optional, not held label samples optional
- optional, not held preserve milk samples optional
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports 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 statistics optional
92 held skills the food analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt production levels skill
- not needed by the target role adjust production schedule skill
- not needed by the target role advocate for consumer matters in production plants skill
- not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
- not needed by the target role apply control process statistical methods skill
- not needed by the target role apply food technology principles skill
- not needed by the target role assess HACCP implementation in plants skill
- not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
- not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits 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 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 check quality of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect briefing regarding products skill
- not needed by the target role combination of flavours knowledge
- not needed by the target role combination of textures knowledge
- not needed by the target role configure plants for food industry skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate launches of new food products skill
- not needed by the target role create new recipes skill
- not needed by the target role cultural customs on food preparation knowledge
- not needed by the target role describe chemical innovation in products skill
- not needed by the target role develop food production processes skill
- not needed by the target role develop food scanner devices skill
- not needed by the target role effects of pesticides in food raw materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
- not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
- not needed by the target role ensure finished product meet requirements skill
- not needed by the target role ensure responsible sourcing in food supply chains skill
- not needed by the target role enzymatic processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate ingredient documentation from suppliers skill
- 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 canning production line knowledge
52 further entries not listed here
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held infections in food required
- optional, not held statistics optional
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.