Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Livestock advisor to pig breeder

A livestock advisor already meets 42% of what the pig breeder role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From livestock advisor
42 % overlap
Partial match
To pig breeder
15 You already bring
16 Still to learn
43 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.4/ 100

1 How much of what a pig breeder is expected to do is already part of a livestock advisor’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 pig breeder role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A pig breeder role treats 14 of its required skills as things a livestock advisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • animal nutrition
  • animal welfare legislation
  • apply animal hygiene practices
  • feed livestock
  • health and safety regulations
  • livestock feeding

What stands in the way is 16 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 pig breeder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a livestock advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held livestock feeding agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held feed livestock handling and moving
  • already held monitor livestock handling and moving
  • already held select livestock handling and moving
  • already held manage livestock handling and moving
  • already held manage the health and welfare of livestock handling and moving

All 15 carried skills, including the 14 the pig breeder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 5 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 handling and moving 12 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn breed pigs required
  • still to learn administer drugs to facilitate breeding required
  • still to learn administer treatment to animals required
  • still to learn assist animal birth required
  • still to learn assist in transportation of animals required
  • still to learn care for juvenile animals required
  • still to learn control animal movement required
  • still to learn dispose of dead animals required
  • still to learn handle pigs required
  • still to learn maintain animal accommodation hygienic required
  • still to learn provide first aid to animals required
  • still to learn provide nutrition to animals required
  • optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
  • optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
  • optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
  • optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
  • optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn create animal records required
  • still to learn maintain professional records required
  • still to learn monitor the welfare of animals required
  • optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
  • optional, not held assess management of animals optional
03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn signs of animal illness required
  • optional, not held animal welfare optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
  • optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
  • optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pig breeder 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 animal nutrition knowledge
  • already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • already held apply animal hygiene practices skill
  • already held feed livestock skill
  • already held health and safety regulations knowledge
  • already held livestock feeding knowledge
  • already held livestock reproduction knowledge
  • already held livestock species knowledge
  • already held manage animal biosecurity skill
  • already held manage livestock skill
  • already held manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
  • already held monitor livestock skill
  • already held operate farm equipment skill
  • already held select livestock skill
  • already held computerised feeding systems knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
  • optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
  • optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
  • optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
  • optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
  • optional, not held assess management of animals optional
  • optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
  • optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
  • optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
  • optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
  • optional, not held animal welfare optional
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
32 held skills the pig breeder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on livestock productivity skill
  • not needed by the target role agricultural business management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agritourism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with agricultural code of practice skill
  • not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customer relationship management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop management plans skill
  • not needed by the target role develop personal skills skill
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate costs in farm skill
  • not needed by the target role livestock farming systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role livestock selection principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain farm equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role make decisions regarding livestock management skill
  • not needed by the target role manage agricultural staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage brand assets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage farm supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage production enterprise skill
  • not needed by the target role manage stable skill
  • not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organic farming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality criteria for livestock feed production knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recycle livestock manure skill
  • not needed by the target role research livestock production skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role turf management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use agricultural information systems and databases skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use milk control software skill
2 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn signs of animal illness required
  • optional, not held animal welfare optional
Index

Other moves recorded from livestock advisor

Full index of moves from livestock advisor

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a livestock advisor become a pig breeder?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A livestock advisor already covers 42% of what a pig breeder is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 14 of which the pig breeder role treats as required.

What skills does a livestock advisor need to become a pig breeder?

16 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is breed pigs.

How hard is the move from livestock advisor to pig breeder?

Its learning distance is 67.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.