Horticulture production team leader to crop production manager
A horticulture production team leader already meets 78% of what the crop production manager role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
33.7/ 100
1 How much of what a crop production manager is expected to do is already part of a horticulture production team leader’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the crop production manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A crop production manager role treats 24 of its required skills as things a horticulture production team leader already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- agronomical production principles
- assign duties to agriculture workers
- crop production principles
- ecology
- ensure soil fertility
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 46 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A crop production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a horticulture production team leader background worth leading with.
- already held promote farm products communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held ensure soil fertility handling and moving
- already held manage agritourism activities management skills
- already held perform on-farm product processing working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held monitor fields handling and moving
- already held store crops handling and moving
All 46 carried skills, including the 24 the crop production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn cultivate crops for biomass required
- still to learn manage crop production required
- still to learn manage crop rotation required
- optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
- optional, not held irrigate soil optional
- optional, not held maintain plant health optional
- optional, not held maintain plant soil nutrition optional
- still to learn agroforestry required
- still to learn technical equipment for crop production required
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- still to learn operate agricultural machinery required
- optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional
- optional, not held bioeconomy optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a crop production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 agroforestry study this
- 02 cultivate crops for biomass practise this
- 03 manage crop production practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 46 skills that carry over
- already held agronomical production principles knowledge
- already held assign duties to agriculture workers skill
- already held crop production principles knowledge
- already held ecology knowledge
- already held ensure soil fertility skill
- already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
- already held fertilisation principles knowledge
- already held health and safety regulations knowledge
- already held leadership principles knowledge
- already held maintain storage facilities skill
- already held maintain technical equipment skill
- already held manage agricultural staff skill
- already held manage production enterprise skill
- already held monitor fields skill
- already held pest control in plants knowledge
- already held plant disease control knowledge
- already held plant harvest methods knowledge
- already held plant species knowledge
- already held soil structure knowledge
- already held store crops skill
- already held store products skill
- already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- already held types of storage facilities knowledge
- already held agritourism knowledge
- already held agroecology knowledge
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
- already held e-agriculture knowledge
- already held execute fertilisation skill
- already held grow plants skill
- already held harvest crop skill
- already held manage agritourism activities skill
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held optimise production skill
- already held organic farming knowledge
- already held perform on-farm product processing skill
- already held plant propagation knowledge
- already held prepare planting area skill
- already held present the farm facilities skill
- already held project management principles knowledge
- already held promote farm products skill
- already held propagate plants skill
- already held provide agri-touristic services skill
- already held use agricultural information systems and databases skill
- already held watering principles knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigate soil optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held maintain plant health optional
- optional, not held maintain plant soil nutrition optional
- optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional
- optional, not held bioeconomy optional
42 held skills the crop production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise customers on types of flowers skill
- not needed by the target role advise on plant fertilizer skill
- not needed by the target role aeroponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role agricultural business management knowledge
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out work related calculations in agriculture skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate greenhouse environment skill
- not needed by the target role create flower arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role create soil and plant improvement programmes skill
- not needed by the target role customer relationship management knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop agricultural production plans skill
- not needed by the target role direct the preparation of food skill
- not needed by the target role drive agricultural machines skill
- not needed by the target role ensure quality control in packaging skill
- not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role food plant design skill
- not needed by the target role food safety principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role greenhouse types knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydroponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement landscaping projects skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain gardening equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain the greenhouse skill
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
- not needed by the target role nurse plants skill
- not needed by the target role operate horticulture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role pick orders of agricultural products skill
- not needed by the target role place orders for flower products skill
- not needed by the target role prepare flower arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role prune hedges and trees skill
- not needed by the target role prune plants skill
- not needed by the target role pruning techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role pruning types knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality criteria for storage facilities knowledge
- not needed by the target role recruit personnel skill
- not needed by the target role select adequate packaging for food products skill
- not needed by the target role sell flowers skill
2 further entries not listed here
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn agroforestry required
- still to learn technical equipment for crop production required
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held bioeconomy optional
Other moves recorded from horticulture production team leader
- agronomic crop production team leader 80% covered · moderate
- crop production worker 72% covered · moderate
- hop farmer 64% covered · moderate
- mixed farmer 46% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from horticulture production team leader
Common questions about this move
Can a horticulture production team leader become a crop production manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A horticulture production team leader already covers 78% of what a crop production manager is expected to do: 46 skills carry over, 24 of which the crop production manager role treats as required.
What skills does a horticulture production team leader need to become a crop production manager?
6 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is agroforestry.
How hard is the move from horticulture production team leader to crop production manager?
Its learning distance is 33.7 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.