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

geological engineertoagricultural engineer

A geological engineer already meets 44% of what the agricultural engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From geological engineer
44%
Overlap1
To agricultural engineer
14 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
57.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.8/ 100

1 Share of the agricultural engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the geological 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 agricultural engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a geological engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • assess financial viability
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • execute feasibility study

What stands in the way is 5 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A agricultural engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geological engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held oversee construction project management skills
  • already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held execute feasibility study information skills
  • already held assess environmental impact assisting and caring
  • already held assess financial viability information skills
  • already held environmental legislation business, administration and law

All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the agricultural engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 10 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 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
  • optional, not held design an artificial lighting system optional
  • optional, not held provide advice to farmers optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held e-agriculture required
  • optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
  • optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held legislation in agriculture required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
05 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held use agronomic modelling optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional
06 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held control production optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a agricultural 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held assess financial viability skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held execute feasibility study skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held assess environmental impact skill
  • already held civil engineering knowledge
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held oversee construction project skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design principles optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held biology optional
10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain agricultural machinery optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
  • optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
  • optional, not held design an artificial lighting system optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held provide advice to farmers optional
  • optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
  • optional, not held use agronomic modelling optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held control production optional
  • optional, not held create technical plans optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
  • optional, not held maintain agricultural machinery optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional
31 held skills the agricultural engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
  • not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role develop geological databases skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine geochemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role geochemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geological time scale knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geophysics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret geophysical data skill
  • not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor geotechnical structures skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures skill
  • not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare geological map sections skill
  • not needed by the target role provide information on geological characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems 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 e-agriculture required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held legislation in agriculture required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from geological engineer

Full index of moves from geological 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.