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Biology technician

Occupation · ISCO 3141what the job is

Psychology, Physical Education and Geography at GCSE, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 3 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 3 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

10GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Psychology is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

GCSE Psychology1.00
GCSE Physical Education0.43
GCSE Geography0.33
GCSE Statistics0.33
A level Biology0.30

Psychology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: reliability, development, rehabilitation, social factors.

All subjects and shared ideas10
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Psychology1.00reliability, development, rehabilitation, social factors, environmental factors
GCSE Physical Education0.43injury prevention, safety, graph, data evaluation
GCSE Geography0.33median, graph, data evaluation, reliability
GCSE Statistics0.33median, standard deviation, communication, reliability
A level Biology0.30chromatography, laboratory safety, data presentation
A level Physical Education0.29rehabilitation, injury prevention
A level Geography0.28median, data accuracy, data presentation
A level Chemistry0.27experimental results, chromatography
A level Mathematics0.25standard deviation, graph, data presentation
A level Economics0.22median, graph
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

3Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Animal technologistLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · closest match · shares biosecurity, animal welfare legislation · ST0058Animal care and welfare assistantLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · shares biosecurity, animal welfare legislation · ST0397Laboratory technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · start straight after GCSEs · shares write technical reports, laboratory techniques · ST0248
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Psychology, Physical Education and Geography, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Geography, A level MathematicsCambridge Academy for Science and TechnologyCambridge, Cambridgeshire · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Statistics, A level BiologyIlford County High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Geography, A level Mathematics
More schools9
Space Studio West LondonHounslow, Hounslow · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Statistics, GCSE GeographyBingley Grammar SchoolBingley, Bradford · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Statistics, GCSE GeographyChrist's College FinchleyLondon, Barnet · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Physical Education, A level MathematicsScott Medical and Healthcare CollegePlymouth, Plymouth · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Statistics, A level MathematicsTudor Grange Academy, SolihullSolihull, Solihull · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Geography, A level BiologyHarris Academy RiversidePurfleet, Thurrock · GCSE Psychology, A level Mathematics, A level ChemistrySale Grammar SchoolSale, Trafford · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Geography, A level MathematicsTytherington SchoolMacclesfield, Cheshire East · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Geography, GCSE Physical EducationQuinton House SchoolWest Northamptonshire · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Geography, GCSE Physical Education
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ESCO · 3141

What the job is

Biology technicians provide technical assistance in researching and analysing the relationship between living organisms and their environment. They use laboratory equipment to examine organic substances such as bodily fluids, medicines, plants and food. They collect and analyse data for experiments, compile reports and maintain laboratory stock.

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