Table 1Transition record

wine sommeliertobotanicals specialist

A wine sommelier already meets 28% of what the botanicals specialist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wine sommelier

28%

Overlap1

To botanicals specialist

4 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

65 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65

This move: 65 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the botanicals specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wine sommelier 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A botanicals specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wine sommelier background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform sensory evaluation of food products information skills
already held apply GMP assisting and caring
already held apply HACCP assisting and caring
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages assisting and caring

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the botanicals specialist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse samples of food and beverages required
required, not held examine production samples required

optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held botany required
required, not held variety of botanicals required

optional, not held percolation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held create beverage recipes with botanicals required

optional, not held conduct extensive international travel optional
optional, not held write routine reports optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held laboratory-based sciences required

optional, not held effects of pesticides in food raw materials optional
optional, not held ingredient threats optional

05 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held collect samples for analysis required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held tend botanical milling machines required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a botanicals specialist 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held perform sensory evaluation of food products skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held effects of pesticides in food raw materials optional
optional, not held ingredient threats optional
optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
optional, not held conduct extensive international travel optional
optional, not held percolation optional
optional, not held write routine reports optional

24 held skills the botanicals specialist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
not needed by the target role apply extensive study of wine types skill
not needed by the target role chemical constitution of grapes knowledge
not needed by the target role decant wines skill
not needed by the target role describe flavour of different wines skill
not needed by the target role ensure adequate conditions in wine cellars skill
not needed by the target role fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role host wine-tasting events skill
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain food specifications skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
not needed by the target role match food with wine skill
not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
not needed by the target role stay abreast of wine trends skill
not needed by the target role store wine skill
not needed by the target role taste wines skill
not needed by the target role types of wine knowledge
not needed by the target role variety of grapes knowledge
not needed by the target role wine fermentation process knowledge
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

6 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 botany required
required, not held variety of botanicals required
required, not held laboratory-based sciences required
optional, not held effects of pesticides in food raw materials optional
optional, not held ingredient threats optional
optional, not held percolation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from wine sommelier

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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.