Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

forestry advisertoarboriculturist

A forestry adviser already meets 23% of what the arboriculturist role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forestry adviser
23%
Overlap1
To arboriculturist
10 Skills carried over
21 Required, not held
79.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.2/ 100

1 Share of the arboriculturist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forestry adviser 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 arboriculturist role treats 5 of its required skills as things a forestry adviser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conserve forests
  • estimate damage
  • forest ecology
  • inspect trees
  • nurse trees

What stands in the way is 21 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A arboriculturist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forestry adviser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held write technical reports related to trees communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held conserve forests assisting and caring
  • already held assist tree identification handling and moving
  • already held climate change impact natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held nurse trees handling and moving
  • already held forestry regulations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the arboriculturist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 11 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 handling and moving 9 required
  • required, not held control tree diseases required
  • required, not held de-limb trees required
  • required, not held monitor tree health required
  • required, not held operate hand pruning equipment required
  • required, not held perform tree thinning required
  • required, not held plant green plants required
  • required, not held spray pesticides required
  • required, not held climb trees required
  • required, not held operate chainsaw required
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required
  • required, not held protect trees required
  • required, not held safeguard biodiversity required
03 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held monitor grounds required
  • required, not held minimize risks in tree operations required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held execute fertilisation required
  • optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
  • optional, not held maintain forestry equipment optional
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • required, not held tree preservation and conservation required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held advise on tree issues required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a arboriculturist 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conserve forests skill
  • already held estimate damage skill
  • already held forest ecology knowledge
  • already held inspect trees skill
  • already held nurse trees skill
  • already held assist tree identification skill
  • already held climate change impact knowledge
  • already held forestry regulations knowledge
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held write technical reports related to trees skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held carry out aerial tree rigging required
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held plant species required
09 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
10 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held handle geospatial technologies required
11 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
  • optional, not held maintain forestry equipment optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
27 held skills the arboriculturist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on fertiliser and herbicide skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on timber harvest skill
  • not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply forest legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role assess harvesting impact on wildlife skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate new sites preparation skill
  • not needed by the target role develop forestry strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop personal skills skill
  • not needed by the target role ecosystems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interact with clients in forestry skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team in forestry services skill
  • not needed by the target role make decisions regarding forestry management skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor forest health skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role perform forest analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform forest diseases control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role read maps skill
  • not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable forest management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role wildlife knowledge
3 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 plant species required
  • required, not held tree preservation and conservation required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
Index

Other moves recorded from forestry adviser

Full index of moves from forestry adviser

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.