Table 1Transition record

physics techniciantozoology technician

A physics technician already meets 31% of what the zoology technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From physics technician

31%

Overlap1

To zoology technician

8 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

70.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

Why

Why this move works

A zoology technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a physics technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse experimental laboratory data
apply safety procedures in laboratory
apply scientific methods
calibrate laboratory equipment
laboratory techniques
maintain laboratory equipment

What stands in the way is 11 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A zoology technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a physics technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
already held maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held calibrate laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held perform laboratory tests working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the zoology technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 11 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 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held applied zoology required
required, not held laboratory equipment required
required, not held animal biology required
required, not held biology required

optional, not held cryopreservation optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held life sciences optional

02 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assist in the production of laboratory documentation required
required, not held collect biological data required
required, not held perform scientific research required

optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held inspect animal welfare management optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held write technical reports required

optional, not held write research proposals optional

04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required

required, not held animal behaviour required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage inventory required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held use laboratory equipment required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a zoology 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held animal food products optional
optional, not held watershed development optional

09 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held preserve samples optional

10 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
optional, not held prepare visual data optional

11 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse blood samples optional
optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
optional, not held animal food products optional
optional, not held cryopreservation optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held inspect animal welfare management optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held life sciences optional
optional, not held maintain freelance database optional
optional, not held prepare visual data optional
optional, not held preserve samples optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

25 held skills the zoology technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role acoustics knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
not needed by the target role astronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role communicate with external laboratories skill
not needed by the target role densiometry knowledge
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
not needed by the target role geology knowledge
not needed by the target role geophysics knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret geophysical data skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role observe matter skill
not needed by the target role operate remote sensing equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate telescopes skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role quantum computing knowledge
not needed by the target role quantum mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

16 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 animal behaviour required
required, not held applied zoology required
required, not held laboratory equipment required
required, not held animal biology required
required, not held biology required
optional, not held animal food products optional
optional, not held cryopreservation optional
optional, not held evolutionary biology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held life sciences optional

Index

Other moves recorded from physics technician

Full index of moves from physics 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.