Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a sheep breeder can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a sheep breeder already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Sheep breeders oversee the production and day-to-day care of sheep. They maintain the health and welfare of sheep.

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 44 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: zookeeper, 67%

zookeeper 67% covered zoo section leader 53% covered catcher 52% covered animal shelter worker 50% covered dog trainer 46% covered sheep breeder You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from sheep breeder. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a sheep breeder already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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sheep breeder is filed under Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers, ISCO major group 6. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a sheep breeder already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.