Occupation Atlasanimal feed nutritionist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e97ce81a-cf24-4012-b39e-f87bedc5b450
animal feed nutritionist
Animal feed nutritionists analyse the nutritional value of animal feeds in order to provide dietary advice to agricultural, manufacturing, zoological and public sector staff. They undertake research on nutritionally balanced food stuffs and maintain awareness of technical and scientific developments on the subject.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
SIESocial · Investigative · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social5.50
- I Investigative4.80
- E Enterprising3.42
- C Conventional3.35
- R Realistic3.03
- A Artistic2.40
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Dietitians and Nutritionists (29-1031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (21)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- animal feed ingredients
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- communicate technicalities with clients
- customize diets to animals
- develop animal feeds
- ensure no harmful effects on feed additives
- evaluate nutritional value of feeds
- feed additives
- follow an environmental friendly policy while processing food
- food authentication techniques
- food legislation
- handle documentation for prepared animal feeds
- identify nutritional properties of food
- laboratory-based sciences
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- manage the reception of raw materials for animal feeds
- prepared animal feeds
- prepared animal feeds contamination hazards
- regulations for hygiene in feeding animals
Optional (11)
- act reliably
- analyse work-related written reports
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
- effects of pesticides in food raw materials
- ensure correct goods labelling
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- have computer literacy
- infections in food
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- write work-related reports
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 21 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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