Water-based aquaculture worker to aquaculture harvesting technician
A water-based aquaculture worker already meets 51% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.8/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do is already part of a water-based aquaculture worker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the aquaculture harvesting technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting technician role treats 20 of its required skills as things a water-based aquaculture worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply fish harvest methods
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect broodstock
- collect dead fish
- fish biology
What stands in the way is 18 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture harvesting technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water-based aquaculture worker background worth leading with.
- already held maintain fish harvesting equipment constructing
- already held carry out fish transportation handling and moving
- already held collect growth rate information information skills
- already held apply fish harvest methods handling and moving
- already held handle harvested fish handling and moving
- already held prepare fish treatment facilities handling and moving
All 28 carried skills, including the 20 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn apply fish treatments required
- still to learn handle fish harvesting waste required
- still to learn identity aquaculture species required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
- still to learn monitor live fish collection required
- still to learn monitor treated fish required
- still to learn control aquatic production environment required
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- still to learn estimate harvest costs required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn prepare health certificates for fishery products required
- still to learn report harvested fish production required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply fish treatments practise this
- 02 ensure compliance with aquaculture standards practise this
- 03 estimate harvest costs practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 28 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish harvest methods skill
- already held carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held handle harvested fish skill
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held maintain fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
- already held operate fish capture equipment skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held prepare fish treatment facilities skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held swim skill
- already held carry out fish transportation skill
- already held collect growth rate information skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held maintain internal communication systems skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn maintain grading equipment required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
29 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess cage water quality skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
- not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role collect live fish skill
- not needed by the target role depurate shellfish skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain shellfish depuration equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
- not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
- not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
- not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture stock health standards skill
- not needed by the target role operate hatchery trays skill
- not needed by the target role operation of lifting gears knowledge
- not needed by the target role operation of transport equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
- not needed by the target role prepare fish holding units skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role stock fish skill
- not needed by the target role transfer fish skill
- not needed by the target role transport fish skill
- not needed by the target role work in a fishery team skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Other moves recorded from water-based aquaculture worker
Common questions about this move
Can a water-based aquaculture worker become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A water-based aquaculture worker already covers 51% of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 20 of which the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
What skills does a water-based aquaculture worker need to become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
18 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply fish treatments.
How hard is the move from water-based aquaculture worker to aquaculture harvesting technician?
Its learning distance is 61.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.