Table 1Transition record

agricultural engineertofluid power engineer

A agricultural engineer already meets 46% of what the fluid power engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From agricultural engineer

46%

Overlap1

To fluid power engineer

13 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

55.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the fluid power engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the agricultural engineer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A fluid power engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a agricultural engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
engineering principles
engineering processes
execute feasibility study
mechanical engineering

What stands in the way is 8 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fluid power engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a agricultural engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held use technical drawing software working with computers
already held use CAD software working with computers

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the fluid power engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held fluid mechanics required
required, not held hydraulic fluid required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required

optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

02 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held read engineering drawings required

optional, not held determine production capacity optional
optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held monitor production developments optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

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

required, not held mathematics required

optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held CAD software required

optional, not held CAE software optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fluid power engineer 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design prototypes skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held determine production capacity optional
optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held monitor production developments optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

31 held skills the fluid power engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on irrigation projects skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role climate smart agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
not needed by the target role control production skill
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
not needed by the target role e-agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated food-energy systems knowledge
not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
not needed by the target role legislation in agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain agricultural machinery skill
not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
not needed by the target role perform test run skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role product data management knowledge
not needed by the target role provide advice to farmers skill
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role research improvement of crop yields skill
not needed by the target role sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role use agronomic modelling skill

13 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 CAD software required
required, not held fluid mechanics required
required, not held hydraulic fluid required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held mathematics required
required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held reverse engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from agricultural engineer

Full index of moves from agricultural engineer

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.