Table 1Transition record

instrumentation engineertoagricultural engineer

A instrumentation engineer already meets 43% of what the agricultural engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From instrumentation engineer

43%

Overlap1

To agricultural engineer

15 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

59.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the agricultural engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the instrumentation 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 8 of its required skills as things a instrumentation engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 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 instrumentation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held product data management business, administration and law
already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held design principles arts and humanities
already held assess financial viability information skills
already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held environmental legislation business, administration and law

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the agricultural engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 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 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held legislation in agriculture required

optional, not held pollution legislation optional

05 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held create technical plans optional
optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
optional, not held oversee construction project optional

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held use agronomic modelling optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields 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 15 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 execute feasibility study skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held product data management knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held use CAD software skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held assess environmental impact optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests 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

23 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 assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held create technical plans 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 oversee construction project optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional

52 held skills the agricultural engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assemble instrumentation equipment skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role design control systems skill
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role design microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role develop instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering control theory knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill

12 further entries not listed here

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 engineering processes required
required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held legislation in agriculture required
required, not held technical drawings 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 civil engineering optional
optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from instrumentation engineer

Full index of moves from instrumentation 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.