Horticulture worker to hop farmer
A horticulture worker already meets 62% of what the hop farmer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
47.7/ 100
1 How much of what a hop farmer is expected to do is already part of a horticulture worker’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 hop farmer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hop farmer role treats 13 of its required skills as things a horticulture worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- execute fertilisation
- grow plants
- harvest crop
- maintain gardening equipment
- maintain storage facilities
- monitor fields
What stands in the way is 10 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hop farmer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a horticulture worker background worth leading with.
- already held maintain gardening equipment constructing
- already held pick orders of agricultural products handling and moving
- already held carry out work related calculations in agriculture information skills
- already held monitor fields handling and moving
- already held store crops handling and moving
- already held nurse plants handling and moving
All 28 carried skills, including the 13 the hop farmer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 7 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 hops required
- still to learn manage crop production required
- still to learn monitor crops required
- still to learn operate hand pruning equipment required
- optional, not held manage crop rotation optional
- still to learn advise on beer production required
- still to learn prevent crop disorders required
- still to learn ingredients for beer production required
- optional, not held variety of beers optional
- still to learn hop cultivation required
- still to learn create crop protection plans required
- still to learn assess crop damage required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hop farmer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 cultivate hops practise this
- 02 hop cultivation study this
- 03 advise on beer 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 28 skills that carry over
- already held execute fertilisation skill
- already held grow plants skill
- already held harvest crop skill
- already held maintain gardening equipment skill
- already held maintain storage facilities skill
- already held monitor fields skill
- already held nurse plants skill
- already held plant propagation knowledge
- already held prepare planting area skill
- already held propagate plants skill
- already held store crops skill
- already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- already held use gardening equipment skill
- already held agritourism knowledge
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
- already held carry out work related calculations in agriculture skill
- already held crop production principles knowledge
- already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
- already held fertilisation principles knowledge
- already held horticulture principles knowledge
- already held organic farming knowledge
- already held pest control in plants knowledge
- already held pick orders of agricultural products skill
- already held plant disease control knowledge
- already held plant harvest methods knowledge
- already held soil structure knowledge
- already held watering principles knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held assign duties to agriculture workers optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assign duties to agriculture workers optional
- optional, not held manage crop rotation optional
- optional, not held variety of beers optional
34 held skills the hop farmer 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 apply alternate wetting and drying techniques 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 customer relationship management knowledge
- 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 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 hydroponics knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement landscaping projects skill
- not needed by the target role integrated pest management knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain the greenhouse skill
- not needed by the target role perform on-farm product processing skill
- not needed by the target role place orders for flower products skill
- not needed by the target role plant species knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare flower arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role present the farm facilities skill
- not needed by the target role process flower bulbs skill
- not needed by the target role promote farm products skill
- not needed by the target role provide agri-touristic services 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 select adequate packaging for food products skill
- not needed by the target role sell flowers skill
- not needed by the target role store products skill
- not needed by the target role types of storage facilities knowledge
- not needed by the target role use agricultural information systems and databases skill
3 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 hop cultivation required
- still to learn ingredients for beer production required
- optional, not held variety of beers optional
Common questions about this move
Can a horticulture worker become a hop farmer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A horticulture worker already covers 62% of what a hop farmer is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 13 of which the hop farmer role treats as required.
What skills does a horticulture worker need to become a hop farmer?
10 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is cultivate hops.
How hard is the move from horticulture worker to hop farmer?
Its learning distance is 47.7 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.