Table 1Transition record

agricultural inspectortoagricultural technician

A agricultural inspector already meets 27% of what the agricultural technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From agricultural inspector

27%

Overlap1

To agricultural technician

11 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

70.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the agricultural technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the agricultural inspector 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 agricultural technician role treats 3 of its required skills as things a agricultural inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse environmental data
conduct field work
write work-related reports

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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A agricultural technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a agricultural inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held agricultural chemicals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held monitor crops handling and moving
already held provide advice to farmers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held collect weather-related data information skills
already held sustainable agricultural production principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 11 carried skills, including the 3 the agricultural technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 information skills 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held analyse scientific data required
required, not held analyse test data required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held gather experimental data required

optional, not held monitor fisheries optional
optional, not held assess crop damage optional
optional, not held evaluate vineyard problems optional
optional, not held evaluate vineyard quality optional
optional, not held inspect agricultural fields optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional

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

required, not held laboratory techniques required

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held soil science optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain laboratory equipment required

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 7 supplementary

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held aquaculture industry optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held viticulture optional
optional, not held aquaculture reproduction optional
optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional

06 handling and moving 6 supplementary

optional, not held culture aquaculture hatchery stocks optional
optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held maintain aquaculture containers optional
optional, not held maintain tanks for viticulture optional
optional, not held maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities optional
optional, not held manage crop production optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a agricultural 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse environmental data skill
already held conduct field work skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held agricultural chemicals knowledge
already held agricultural equipment knowledge
already held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products knowledge
already held collect weather-related data skill
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held monitor crops skill
already held provide advice to farmers skill
already held sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held advise on crop diseases optional
optional, not held advise on fertiliser and herbicide optional
optional, not held prevent crop disorders optional

25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held monitor fisheries optional
optional, not held advise on crop diseases optional
optional, not held advise on fertiliser and herbicide optional
optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held aquaculture industry optional
optional, not held assess crop damage optional
optional, not held culture aquaculture hatchery stocks optional
optional, not held evaluate vineyard problems optional
optional, not held evaluate vineyard quality optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held inspect agricultural fields optional
optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held maintain aquaculture containers optional
optional, not held maintain tanks for viticulture optional
optional, not held maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities optional
optional, not held manage crop production optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held prevent crop disorders optional
optional, not held viticulture optional
optional, not held aquaculture reproduction optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional
optional, not held soil science optional

34 held skills the agricultural technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European pesticide legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
not needed by the target role agronomical production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
not needed by the target role animal welfare knowledge
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role check payrolls skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role develop agricultural production plans skill
not needed by the target role enforce sanitation procedures skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
not needed by the target role follow up complaint reports skill
not needed by the target role food safety principles knowledge
not needed by the target role gather data skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect animal welfare management skill
not needed by the target role inspect machinery skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role manage farm supplies skill
not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
not needed by the target role perform food safety checks skill
not needed by the target role perform inspection analysis skill
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role present evidence skill
not needed by the target role quality criteria for storage facilities knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill

11 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 laboratory techniques required
optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held aquaculture industry optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held viticulture optional
optional, not held aquaculture reproduction optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
optional, not held soil science optional

Index

Other moves recorded from agricultural inspector

Full index of moves from agricultural inspector

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.