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

physicisttophysics technician

A physicist already meets 78% of what the physics technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From physicist
78%
Overlap1
To physics technician
28 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
22.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 22.8

This move: 22.8 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the physics technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the physicist 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 28 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 physicist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held quantum mechanics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held observe matter information skills
  • already held densiometry health and welfare
  • already held operate telescopes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate remote sensing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held astronomy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 28 carried skills, including the 9 the physics technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 4 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 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held report analysis results required
  • optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held assist scientific research required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required
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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
  • already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held gather experimental data skill
  • already held laboratory techniques knowledge
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held acoustics knowledge
  • already held apply scientific methods skill
  • already held astronomy knowledge
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held communicate with external laboratories skill
  • already held densiometry knowledge
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held geophysics knowledge
  • already held interpret geophysical data skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held observe matter skill
  • already held operate remote sensing equipment skill
  • already held operate telescopes skill
  • already held quantum computing knowledge
  • already held quantum mechanics knowledge
  • already held statistics knowledge
  • already held thermodynamics knowledge
  • already held write scientific publications skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
66 held skills the physics technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Monte Carlo simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse telescope images skill
  • not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
  • not needed by the target role apply for research funding skill
  • not needed by the target role apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role assist with geophysical surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate mathematical information skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • not needed by the target role computational mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computational physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct research across disciplines skill
  • not needed by the target role continuum mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • not needed by the target role develop scientific theories skill
  • not needed by the target role disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • not needed by the target role draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate research activities skill
  • not needed by the target role forensic physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage intellectual property rights skill
  • not needed by the target role manage open publications skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role manage research data skill
  • not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematical modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematical physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role medical laboratory technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mentor individuals skill

26 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from physicist

Full index of moves from physicist

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.