Table 1Transition record

land-based machinery supervisortoland-based machinery operator

A land-based machinery supervisor already meets 31% of what the land-based machinery operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From land-based machinery supervisor

31%

Overlap1

To land-based machinery operator

9 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

68.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.2

This move: 68.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the land-based machinery operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the land-based machinery supervisor 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A land-based machinery operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a land-based machinery supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held work in a land-based team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held variety of botanicals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held operate landscaping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held handling chemical products for soil and plants handling and moving
already held operate agricultural machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held harvest crop handling and moving

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the land-based machinery operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held spread fertiliser required
required, not held identify plants characteristics required

optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held unload equipment optional
optional, not held load equipment optional
optional, not held perform loading and unloading operations optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held tow a tractor implement using the power take-off required
required, not held drive agricultural machines required

optional, not held apply precision farming optional
optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held pesticides required
required, not held herbicides required

optional, not held environmental policy optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held follow written instructions required

optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held plant disease control required

optional, not held fertiliser products optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held mechanical tools required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a land-based machinery operator 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
already held harvest crop skill
already held operate agricultural machinery skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held work in a land-based team skill
already held agronomy knowledge
already held operate GPS systems skill
already held operate landscaping equipment skill
already held variety of botanicals knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held fertiliser products optional
optional, not held apply precision farming optional
optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional
optional, not held unload equipment optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional
optional, not held load equipment optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held perform loading and unloading operations optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

21 held skills the land-based machinery operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role assign duties to agriculture workers skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role create soil and plant improvement programmes skill
not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
not needed by the target role inspect agricultural fields skill
not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
not needed by the target role operate forestry machinery skill
not needed by the target role organise labour skill
not needed by the target role perform park safety inspections skill
not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role programme work according to incoming orders skill
not needed by the target role propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise equipment skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

7 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 pesticides required
required, not held plant disease control required
required, not held herbicides required
required, not held mechanical tools required
optional, not held fertiliser products optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from land-based machinery supervisor

Full index of moves from land-based machinery supervisor

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.