Vineyard manager to crop production manager
A vineyard manager already meets 21% of what the crop production manager role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.
84.3/ 100
1 How much of what a crop production manager is expected to do is already part of a vineyard manager’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 crop production manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A crop production manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things a vineyard manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- fertilisation principles
- health and safety regulations
- manage agricultural staff
- manage production enterprise
- pest control in plants
What stands in the way is 23 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A crop production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vineyard manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage agritourism activities management skills
- already held e-agriculture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held manage agricultural staff management skills
- already held manage production enterprise management skills
- already held fertilisation principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held organic farming agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the crop production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 49 missing skills fall into 12 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.
- still to learn cultivate crops for biomass required
- still to learn ensure soil fertility required
- still to learn manage crop production required
- still to learn manage crop rotation required
- still to learn monitor fields required
- still to learn store crops required
- still to learn store products required
- still to learn maintain storage facilities required
- optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
- optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
- optional, not held grow plants optional
- optional, not held harvest crop optional
- optional, not held irrigate soil optional
- optional, not held maintain plant health optional
- optional, not held maintain plant soil nutrition optional
- optional, not held prepare planting area optional
- optional, not held propagate plants optional
- still to learn agroforestry required
- still to learn crop production principles required
- still to learn plant disease control required
- still to learn plant harvest methods required
- still to learn soil structure required
- still to learn technical equipment for crop production required
- still to learn agronomical production principles required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held plant propagation optional
- optional, not held watering principles optional
- still to learn plant species required
- still to learn ecology required
- optional, not held bioeconomy optional
- still to learn operate agricultural machinery required
- optional, not held execute fertilisation optional
- optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
- optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional
- still to learn maintain technical equipment required
- optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
- still to learn assign duties to agriculture workers required
- optional, not held optimise production optional
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a crop production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 agroforestry study this
- 02 assign duties to agriculture workers practise this
- 03 crop production principles study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- already held fertilisation principles knowledge
- already held health and safety regulations knowledge
- already held manage agricultural staff skill
- already held manage production enterprise skill
- already held pest control in plants knowledge
- already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held e-agriculture knowledge
- already held manage agritourism activities skill
- already held organic farming knowledge
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn execute disease and pest control activities required
- still to learn leadership principles required
- still to learn types of storage facilities required
- optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
- optional, not held promote farm products optional
- optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held agritourism optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
- optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held execute fertilisation optional
- optional, not held grow plants optional
- optional, not held harvest crop optional
- optional, not held irrigate soil optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held maintain plant health optional
- optional, not held maintain plant soil nutrition optional
- optional, not held optimise production optional
- optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
- optional, not held plant propagation optional
- optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional
- optional, not held prepare planting area optional
- optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
- optional, not held promote farm products optional
- optional, not held propagate plants optional
- optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
- optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
- optional, not held watering principles optional
- optional, not held agritourism optional
- optional, not held bioeconomy optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
21 held skills the crop production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role agricultural business management knowledge
- not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role control grape quality skill
- not needed by the target role control wine quality skill
- not needed by the target role develop grape growing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate vineyard problems skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role manage technical aspects of vineyard production skill
- not needed by the target role manage wine production skill
- not needed by the target role monitor grounds maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role monitor winemaking process skill
- not needed by the target role oversee vineyard floor activities skill
- not needed by the target role supervise pest and disease control skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role viticulture knowledge
- not needed by the target role wine related sciences knowledge
- not needed by the target role winery production process knowledge
19 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn agroforestry required
- still to learn crop production principles required
- still to learn plant disease control required
- still to learn plant harvest methods required
- still to learn plant species required
- still to learn soil structure required
- still to learn technical equipment for crop production required
- still to learn types of storage facilities required
- still to learn agronomical production principles required
- still to learn ecology required
- still to learn leadership principles required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held plant propagation optional
- optional, not held watering principles optional
- optional, not held agritourism optional
- optional, not held bioeconomy optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a vineyard manager become a crop production manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A vineyard manager already covers 21% of what a crop production manager is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 7 of which the crop production manager role treats as required.
What skills does a vineyard manager need to become a crop production manager?
23 required skills are missing, plus 26 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is agroforestry.
How hard is the move from vineyard manager to crop production manager?
Its learning distance is 84.3 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.