RecordMove

Zoology technician to biotechnical technician

A zoology technician already meets 38% of what the biotechnical technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From zoology technician

Distant match

To biotechnical technician

10 You already bring

7 Still to learn

43 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a biotechnical technician is expected to do is already part of a zoology technician’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 biotechnical technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A biotechnical technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a zoology technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

analyse experimental laboratory data
apply scientific methods
biology
collect biological data
cryopreservation
laboratory techniques

What stands in the way is 7 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biotechnical technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a zoology technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held cryopreservation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held collect biological data information skills
already held life sciences natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
already held maintain laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn analyse scientific data required
still to learn gather experimental data required

optional, not held develop vaccines optional
optional, not held measure pollution optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional
optional, not held undertake research in medical genetics optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn solid phase microextraction required

optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held food science optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn stem cells required

optional, not held genomics optional
optional, not held plant species optional
optional, not held animal species optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn contact scientists required

optional, not held advise on crop diseases optional
optional, not held advise on pest infestation prevention optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn run laboratory simulations required

optional, not held use technology for forensics optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn perform stem cell transplantation required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biotechnical 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 analyse experimental laboratory data skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held biology knowledge
already held collect biological data skill
already held cryopreservation knowledge
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held life sciences knowledge
already held maintain laboratory equipment skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held perform scientific research skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 health and welfare 5 supplementary

optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held medical laboratory technology optional
optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held medicines optional

08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 supplementary

optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional

09 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held collect reproductive cells optional
optional, not held work with chemicals optional

10 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional

26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held advise on crop diseases optional
optional, not held advise on pest infestation prevention optional
optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held collect reproductive cells optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held develop vaccines optional
optional, not held food science optional
optional, not held genomics optional
optional, not held measure pollution optional
optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held plant species optional
optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held medical laboratory technology optional
optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held medicines optional
optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional
optional, not held undertake research in medical genetics optional
optional, not held use technology for forensics optional
optional, not held work with chemicals optional

29 held skills the biotechnical technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse blood samples skill
not needed by the target role analyse cell cultures skill
not needed by the target role animal behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role animal biology knowledge
not needed by the target role animal food products knowledge
not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role applied zoology knowledge
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role evolutionary biology knowledge
not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect animal welfare management skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role laboratory equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain freelance database skill
not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare visual data skill
not needed by the target role preserve samples skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role use laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role watershed development knowledge
not needed by the target role write research proposals skill
not needed by the target role write technical reports skill

18 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 pick up Tier

still to learn solid phase microextraction required
still to learn stem cells required
optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held food science optional
optional, not held genomics optional
optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held plant species optional
optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held medical laboratory technology optional
optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held medicines optional
optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from zoology technician

Full index of moves from zoology technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a zoology technician become a biotechnical technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A zoology technician already covers 38% of what a biotechnical technician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 10 of which the biotechnical technician role treats as required.

What skills does a zoology technician need to become a biotechnical technician?

7 required skills are missing, plus 26 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is perform stem cell transplantation.

How hard is the move from zoology technician to biotechnical technician?

Its learning distance is 63.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.