Table 1Transition record

meteorology techniciantophysics technician

A meteorology technician already meets 31% of what the physics technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From meteorology technician

31%

Overlap1

To physics technician

10 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

65.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.6

This move: 65.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the physics technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the meteorology technician 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A physics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a meteorology technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate remote sensing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held analyse scientific data information skills
already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply statistical analysis techniques information skills
already held apply scientific methods information skills
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the physics technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse experimental laboratory data required
required, not held gather experimental data required
required, not held report analysis results required

optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
optional, not held observe matter optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
required, not held perform laboratory tests required
required, not held use measurement instruments required

optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held operate telescopes optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held laboratory techniques required
required, not held physics required

optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a physics 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
already held assist scientific research skill
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held analyse scientific data skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held operate remote sensing equipment skill
already held statistics knowledge
already held write scientific publications skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held densiometry optional

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held quantum computing optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held densiometry optional
optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
optional, not held quantum computing optional
optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held observe matter optional
optional, not held operate telescopes optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

25 held skills the physics technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on weather-related issues skill
not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
not needed by the target role calibrate optical instruments skill
not needed by the target role carry out meteorological research skill
not needed by the target role climatology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect weather-related data skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on climate processes skill
not needed by the target role create weather maps skill
not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage meteorological database skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role meteorology knowledge
not needed by the target role operate meteorological instruments skill
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
not needed by the target role use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions skill
not needed by the target role use specialised computer models for weather forecasting skill
not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
not needed by the target role write weather briefing 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held laboratory techniques required
required, not held physics required
optional, not held densiometry optional
optional, not held quantum computing optional
optional, not held quantum mechanics optional
optional, not held acoustics optional
optional, not held astronomy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held geophysics optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from meteorology technician

Full index of moves from meteorology technician

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.