Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

livestock workertomixed farmer

A livestock worker already meets 26% of what the mixed farmer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From livestock worker
26%
Overlap1
To mixed farmer
8 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
74.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.4/ 100

1 Share of the mixed farmer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the livestock worker 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 mixed farmer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a livestock worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • agronomical production principles
  • harvest crop
  • manage crop production
  • manage farm supplies
  • operate agricultural machinery

What stands in the way is 13 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mixed farmer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a livestock worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held recycle livestock manure handling and moving
  • already held manage farm supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage crop production handling and moving
  • already held manage the health and welfare of livestock handling and moving
  • already held agronomical production principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held agritourism services

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the mixed farmer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held crop production principles required
  • required, not held livestock farming systems required
  • required, not held livestock reproduction required
  • required, not held sustainable agricultural production principles required
  • optional, not held agroecology optional
  • optional, not held dairy animal production optional
  • optional, not held e-agriculture optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held cultivate crops for biomass required
  • required, not held manage livestock required
  • optional, not held move animals optional
  • optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
  • optional, not held handle poultry optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held agricultural business management required
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held drive agricultural machines required
  • required, not held operate farm equipment required
05 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held assign duties to agriculture workers required
  • optional, not held manage farm products optional
  • optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
  • optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings required
  • optional, not held comply with farm regulations optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mixed farmer 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held agronomical production principles knowledge
  • already held harvest crop skill
  • already held manage crop production skill
  • already held manage farm supplies skill
  • already held operate agricultural machinery skill
  • already held agritourism knowledge
  • already held manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
  • already held recycle livestock manure skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held liaise with crop growers optional
  • optional, not held market farm products optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held comply with farm regulations optional
  • optional, not held move animals optional
  • optional, not held agroecology optional
  • optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
  • optional, not held dairy animal production optional
  • optional, not held e-agriculture optional
  • optional, not held handle poultry optional
  • optional, not held liaise with crop growers optional
  • optional, not held manage farm products optional
  • optional, not held market farm products optional
  • optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
  • optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
43 held skills the mixed farmer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal nutrition knowledge
  • not needed by the target role arrange tables skill
  • not needed by the target role assist animal birth skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role breed ducks skill
  • not needed by the target role breed goats skill
  • not needed by the target role breed ostriches skill
  • not needed by the target role breed rabbits skill
  • not needed by the target role breed snails skill
  • not needed by the target role breed stock skill
  • not needed by the target role clean rooms skill
  • not needed by the target role computerised feeding systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct shearing of wool skill
  • not needed by the target role control livestock disease skill
  • not needed by the target role cut pig's teeth skill
  • not needed by the target role direct the preparation of food skill
  • not needed by the target role dock pig's tail skill
  • not needed by the target role equine dental diseases knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle feathers skill
  • not needed by the target role handle pigs skill
  • not needed by the target role install irrigation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role livestock feeding knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain farm equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain linen operation skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain pastures skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain the farm skill
  • not needed by the target role manage grain storage skill
  • not needed by the target role milk animals skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor crops skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor the production of eggs skill
  • not needed by the target role operate dairy farms skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform farm equipment hygiene skill
  • not needed by the target role perform milk control skill
  • not needed by the target role present the farm facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role process dairy farm products skill
  • not needed by the target role process harvested honey skill
  • not needed by the target role raise hens skill
  • not needed by the target role serve food in table service skill
  • not needed by the target role skin animals skill

3 further entries not listed here

10 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 agricultural business management required
  • required, not held crop production principles required
  • required, not held livestock farming systems required
  • required, not held livestock reproduction required
  • required, not held sustainable agricultural production principles required
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held agroecology optional
  • optional, not held dairy animal production optional
  • optional, not held e-agriculture optional
Index

Other moves recorded from livestock worker

Full index of moves from livestock worker

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.