Table 1Transition record

pesticides sprayertolandscape gardener

A pesticides sprayer already meets 21% of what the landscape gardener role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pesticides sprayer

21%

Overlap1

To landscape gardener

9 Skills carried over

25 Required, not held

84.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 84.5

This move: 84.5 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the landscape gardener role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pesticides sprayer 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 landscape gardener role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pesticides sprayer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held herbicides sprayers natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held maintain ground handling and moving
already held handling chemical products for soil and plants handling and moving
already held perform pest control assisting and caring
already held perform weed control operations handling and moving
already held horticulture principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the landscape gardener role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 45 missing skills fall into 11 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 14 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held de-limb trees required
required, not held grow plants required
required, not held nurse plants required
required, not held nurse trees required
required, not held plant green plants required
required, not held prepare planting area required
required, not held prepare the ground required
required, not held propagate plants required
required, not held prune hedges and trees required
required, not held prune plants required
required, not held put up signs required
required, not held transport physical resources within the work area required
required, not held use gardening equipment required
required, not held maintain landscape site required

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held landscaping materials required
required, not held pruning techniques required
required, not held pruning types required

optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

required, not held plant species required
required, not held ecology required

04 constructing 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held build fences required

optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held manage rainwater optional
optional, not held prepare site for construction optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held principles of landscape construction required

optional, not held rainwater management optional

06 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held design principles required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a landscape gardener 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 horticulture principles knowledge
already held maintain ground skill
already held perform pest control skill
already held perform weed control operations skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held plant disease control knowledge
already held work in outdoor conditions skill
already held herbicides sprayers knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held operate landscaping equipment required

10 management skills 6 supplementary

optional, not held supervise landscape projects optional
optional, not held lead hard landscape projects optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding landscaping optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage landscape design projects optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional

11 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held develop architectural plans optional
optional, not held establish green roof optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held work in a landscape team optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held supervise landscape projects optional
optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held develop architectural plans optional
optional, not held establish green roof optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional
optional, not held lead hard landscape projects optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding landscaping optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage landscape design projects optional
optional, not held manage rainwater optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held prepare site for construction optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional
optional, not held work in a landscape team optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

34 held skills the landscape gardener role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European pesticide legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role adapt to different weather conditions skill
not needed by the target role agricultural chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role complete report sheets of activity skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role floriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role herbicides knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated pest management knowledge
not needed by the target role lawn care knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of pesticides skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
not needed by the target role manage pest and weed control skill
not needed by the target role mix chemicals skill
not needed by the target role perform safety inspections on spraying equipment skill
not needed by the target role pesticides knowledge
not needed by the target role pesticides sprayers knowledge
not needed by the target role phytosanitary measures knowledge
not needed by the target role plant care products knowledge
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role safe use of pesticides knowledge
not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
not needed by the target role use hand tools for forestry work skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role use pest detection sensors skill
not needed by the target role vegetation control skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill

12 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 landscaping materials required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held principles of landscape construction required
required, not held pruning techniques required
required, not held pruning types required
required, not held design principles required
required, not held ecology required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pesticides sprayer

Full index of moves from pesticides sprayer

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.