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

fragrance chemisttochemical manufacturing quality technician

A fragrance chemist already meets 26% of what the chemical manufacturing quality technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fragrance chemist
26%
Overlap1
To chemical manufacturing quality technician
7 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
73.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.2/ 100

1 Share of the chemical manufacturing quality technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fragrance chemist 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 chemical manufacturing quality technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fragrance chemist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • calibrate laboratory equipment
  • document analysis results
  • good manufacturing practices
  • oversee quality control
  • prepare chemical samples
  • test chemical samples

What stands in the way is 12 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemical manufacturing quality technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fragrance chemist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held good manufacturing practices engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held document analysis results information skills
  • already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
  • already held use chemical analysis equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held test chemical samples information skills
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the chemical manufacturing quality technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 13 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 3 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
  • required, not held perform product testing required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional
  • optional, not held manage manufacturing documentation optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
  • optional, not held validate raw materials optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held work safely with chemicals required
  • required, not held adhere to Standard Operating Procedures required
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held use non-destructive testing equipment required
  • required, not held perform laboratory tests required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate test results to other departments required
  • optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
  • optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
  • optional, not held support implementation of quality management systems optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use ICT systems required
  • optional, not held use chromatography software optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held good laboratory practice required

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical manufacturing quality technician 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • already held document analysis results skill
  • already held good manufacturing practices knowledge
  • already held oversee quality control skill
  • already held prepare chemical samples skill
  • already held test chemical samples skill
  • already held use chemical analysis equipment skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held laboratory techniques required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held controlled substances permits required
09 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop procedures in case of defects optional
  • optional, not held perform quality audits optional
  • optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
10 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
11 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
12 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
13 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
  • optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held use chromatography software optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held develop procedures in case of defects optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional
  • optional, not held manage manufacturing documentation optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held perform quality audits optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
  • optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional
  • optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
  • optional, not held support implementation of quality management systems optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
  • optional, not held validate raw materials optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
29 held skills the chemical manufacturing quality technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on fragrances skill
  • not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess the feasibility of implementing developments skill
  • not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role botany knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical preservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cleaning products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with external laboratories skill
  • not needed by the target role control production skill
  • not needed by the target role cosmetics industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create fragrances formulae skill
  • not needed by the target role decide on fragrance titles skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role develop new food products skill
  • not needed by the target role food allergies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food flavourings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food product ingredients knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gas chromatography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role molecular biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role olfaction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform calorimeter operation skill
  • not needed by the target role research fragrances skill
  • not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
  • not needed by the target role test fragrances against customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role translate formulae into processes skill
  • not needed by the target role write specifications skill
5 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 controlled substances permits required
  • required, not held good laboratory practice required
  • required, not held laboratory techniques required
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fragrance chemist

Full index of moves from fragrance chemist

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.