Scientific laboratory technician
Statistics, Biology and Biology at GCSE, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 2 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 3 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
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
Statistics leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: experiment, trend, data processing, data interpretation.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Statistics | 1.00 | experiment, trend, data processing, data interpretation, data collection |
| A level Biology | 0.97 | laboratory equipment, precision, data processing, data recording, accuracy |
| GCSE Biology | 0.87 | trend, scientific theory, precision, scientific method, statistical analysis |
| GCSE Geography | 0.46 | median, graph, data evaluation, reliability |
| GCSE Psychology | 0.43 | median, graph, communication, reliability |
| A level Geography | 0.38 | median, data accuracy, data presentation |
| A level Chemistry | 0.37 | experimental results, chromatography |
| A level Mathematics | 0.34 | standard deviation, graph, data presentation |
| A level Economics | 0.30 | median, graph |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.30 | median, graph |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
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
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Statistics, Biology and Biology, 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
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What the job is
Scientific laboratory technicians carry out laboratory-based research, analysis and testing and support life science professionals. They sample, test, measure, research and analyse in areas such as biology, biotechnology, environmental science, forensic science and pharmacology. Scientific laboratory technicians also observe and monitor laboratory activities, record test sequences and analyse the results.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.