RecordMove

Pesticides sprayer to landscape 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.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From pesticides sprayer

Distant match

To landscape gardener

9 You already bring

25 Still to learn

54 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

84.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a landscape gardener is expected to do is already part of a pesticides sprayer’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 landscape gardener role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A landscape gardener role treats 8 of its required skills as things a pesticides sprayer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

handling chemical products for soil and plants
horticulture principles
maintain ground
perform pest control
perform weed control operations
pest control in plants

What stands in the way is 25 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 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 may need to learn

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

still to learn de-limb trees required
still to learn grow plants required
still to learn nurse plants required
still to learn nurse trees required
still to learn plant green plants required
still to learn prepare planting area required
still to learn prepare the ground required
still to learn propagate plants required
still to learn prune hedges and trees required
still to learn prune plants required
still to learn put up signs required
still to learn transport physical resources within the work area required
still to learn use gardening equipment required
still to learn 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

still to learn landscaping materials required
still to learn pruning techniques required
still to learn 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

still to learn plant species required
still to learn ecology required

04 constructing 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn 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

still to learn principles of landscape construction required

optional, not held rainwater management optional

06 arts and humanities 1 required

still to learn 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 pick up Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn execute disease and pest control activities required

08 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

still to learn 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 pick up 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 pick up Tier

still to learn landscaping materials required
still to learn plant species required
still to learn principles of landscape construction required
still to learn pruning techniques required
still to learn pruning types required
still to learn design principles required
still to learn ecology required
still to learn 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

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a pesticides sprayer become a landscape gardener?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A pesticides sprayer already covers 21% of what a landscape gardener is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 8 of which the landscape gardener role treats as required.

What skills does a pesticides sprayer need to become a landscape gardener?

25 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is build fences.

How hard is the move from pesticides sprayer to landscape gardener?

Its learning distance is 84.5 out of 100, which is the career change 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.