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

fragrance chemisttosensory scientist

A fragrance chemist already meets 30% of what the sensory scientist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fragrance chemist
30%
Overlap1
To sensory scientist
12 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
72.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.7/ 100

1 Share of the sensory scientist 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 sensory scientist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a fragrance chemist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on fragrances
  • analytical chemistry
  • food flavourings
  • molecular biology
  • olfaction
  • research fragrances

What stands in the way is 14 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sensory scientist 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 advise on fragrances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held food flavourings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held olfaction natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held research fragrances information skills
  • already held create fragrances formulae handling and moving
  • already held test fragrances against customer satisfaction communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the sensory scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5 required
  • required, not held microbiology-bacteriology required
  • required, not held chemistry required
  • required, not held statistical analysis system software required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • required, not held toxicology required
02 information skills 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse characteristics of food products at reception required
  • required, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products required
  • optional, not held analyse samples of food and beverages optional
  • optional, not held assess quality characteristics of food products optional
  • optional, not held describe the flavour of different beers optional
  • optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
  • optional, not held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials optional
  • optional, not held report analysis results optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held create beverage recipes with botanicals required
  • required, not held research new food ingredients required
  • optional, not held advise food industry optional
  • optional, not held describe flavour of different wines optional
  • optional, not held participate in the development of new food products optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot cosmetics formula issues optional
04 health and welfare 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held quantitative sensory testing required
  • required, not held allergology required
  • optional, not held allergies optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held combination of flavours required
  • optional, not held food legislation optional
  • optional, not held food science optional
  • optional, not held perfume raw materials optional
06 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare raw materials required
  • optional, not held add scent optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sensory scientist 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on fragrances skill
  • already held analytical chemistry knowledge
  • already held food flavourings knowledge
  • already held molecular biology knowledge
  • already held olfaction knowledge
  • already held research fragrances skill
  • already held check quality of raw materials skill
  • already held create fragrances formulae skill
  • already held develop new food products skill
  • already held document analysis results skill
  • already held food allergies knowledge
  • already held test fragrances against customer satisfaction skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held market research required
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held add scent optional
  • optional, not held advise food industry optional
  • optional, not held analyse samples of food and beverages optional
  • optional, not held assess quality characteristics of food products optional
  • optional, not held describe flavour of different wines optional
  • optional, not held describe the flavour of different beers optional
  • optional, not held food legislation optional
  • optional, not held food science optional
  • optional, not held participate in the development of new food products optional
  • optional, not held perfume raw materials optional
  • optional, not held allergies optional
  • optional, not held analyse consumer buying trends optional
  • optional, not held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials optional
  • optional, not held report analysis results optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot cosmetics formula issues optional
24 held skills the sensory scientist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 calibrate laboratory equipment 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 decide on fragrance titles skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • 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 good manufacturing practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform calorimeter operation skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
  • not needed by the target role test chemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role translate formulae into processes skill
  • not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role write specifications skill
13 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 quantitative sensory testing required
  • required, not held allergology required
  • required, not held microbiology-bacteriology required
  • required, not held chemistry required
  • required, not held combination of flavours required
  • required, not held market research required
  • required, not held statistical analysis system software required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • required, not held toxicology required
  • optional, not held food legislation optional
  • optional, not held food science optional
  • optional, not held perfume raw materials optional
  • optional, not held allergies 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.