marine biologisttoaquatic animal health professional
A marine biologist already meets 46% of what the aquatic animal health professional role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
46%
68/ 100
1 Share of the aquatic animal health professional role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine biologist 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 aquatic animal health professional role treats 27 of its required skills as things a marine biologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- analyse fish samples for diagnosis
- apply scientific methods
- biology
- botany
- collect biological data
- conduct fish mortality studies
What stands in the way is 25 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquatic animal health professional role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine biologist background worth leading with.
- already held analyse fish samples for diagnosis information skills
- already held conduct fish populations studies information skills
- already held inspect fish stock information skills
- already held conduct research on flora information skills
- already held treat fish diseases handling and moving
- already held conduct fish mortality studies information skills
All 27 carried skills, including the 27 the aquatic animal health professional role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 43 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.
- required, not held collect fish samples for diagnosis required
- required, not held dispose of chemicals required
- required, not held monitor treated fish required
- required, not held prepare fish treatment facilities required
- required, not held prepare fish treatment plan required
- required, not held preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- required, not held administer treatments to fish required
- required, not held carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- optional, not held ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- required, not held maintain aquaculture treatment records required
- required, not held monitor fish mortality rates required
- required, not held analyse work-related written reports required
- required, not held diagnose aquatic animals disease symptoms required
- optional, not held assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations optional
- optional, not held develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture optional
- optional, not held identify risks in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held inspect animal welfare management optional
- optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
- optional, not held apply risk management processes optional
- optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional
- required, not held communicate specialised veterinary information required
- required, not held write routine reports required
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
- optional, not held interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations optional
- optional, not held maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments optional
- required, not held conserve natural resources required
- required, not held follow safety precautions in fishery operations required
- required, not held biosecurity required
- required, not held virology required
- required, not held applied zoology required
- required, not held aquatic species required
7 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aquatic animal health professional role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 applied zoology knowledge · sector specific
- 02 collect fish samples for diagnosis skill · sector specific
- 03 communicate specialised veterinary information 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 27 skills that carry over
- already held analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held biology knowledge
- already held botany knowledge
- already held collect biological data skill
- already held conduct fish mortality studies skill
- already held conduct fish populations studies skill
- already held conduct research on fauna skill
- already held conduct research on flora skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held ecology knowledge
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held gather experimental data skill
- already held inspect fish stock skill
- already held laboratory techniques knowledge
- already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
- already held molecular biology knowledge
- already held monitor fish health status skill
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held perform field research skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held send samples to laboratory skill
- already held treat fish diseases skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held use specialised equipment required
- required, not held perform laboratory tests required
- required, not held biotechnology in aquaculture required
- optional, not held fish welfare regulations optional
- required, not held implement scientific decision making in healthcare required
- optional, not held develop fish health and welfare management plans optional
- required, not held prepare visual data required
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations optional
- optional, not held develop fish health and welfare management plans optional
- optional, not held develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture optional
- optional, not held ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices optional
- optional, not held identify risks in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held inspect animal welfare management optional
- optional, not held interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations optional
- optional, not held maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held apply risk management processes optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held fish welfare regulations optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional
17 held skills the aquatic animal health professional role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
- not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct ecological surveys skill
- not needed by the target role develop aquaculture strategies skill
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
- not needed by the target role marine biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
- not needed by the target role organism taxonomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role physiology of animals knowledge
- not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role write research proposals skill
10 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 applied zoology required
- required, not held aquatic species required
- required, not held biosecurity required
- required, not held biotechnology in aquaculture required
- required, not held virology required
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held fish welfare regulations optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention 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.