Table 1Transition record

agricultural techniciantosoil surveying technician

A agricultural technician already meets 25% of what the soil surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From agricultural technician

25%

Overlap1

To soil surveying technician

7 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

74.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the soil surveying technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the agricultural technician 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 soil surveying technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a agricultural technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply safety procedures in laboratory
conduct field work
gather experimental data
laboratory techniques
soil science
write work-related reports

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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A soil surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a agricultural technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held soil science natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held conduct field work information skills
already held gather experimental data information skills
already held apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the soil surveying technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 9 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required

required, not held operate surveying instruments required
required, not held adjust surveying equipment required
required, not held perform laboratory tests required

02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held conduct soil sample tests required
required, not held prepare surveying report required

optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held monitor geotechnical structures optional
optional, not held record survey data optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ecology required
required, not held geology required

optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

04 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held collect samples required
required, not held collect samples for analysis required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held soil mechanics required

optional, not held cartography optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held surveying methods optional
optional, not held topography optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held surveying optional

06 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held soil structure required

optional, not held agroforestry optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a soil surveying technician 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
already held conduct field work skill
already held gather experimental data skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held soil science knowledge
already held write work-related reports skill
already held biology knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation required

09 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional
optional, not held agroforestry optional
optional, not held cartography optional
optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held monitor geotechnical structures optional
optional, not held record survey data optional
optional, not held surveying methods optional
optional, not held topography optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held surveying optional

36 held skills the soil surveying technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on crop diseases skill
not needed by the target role advise on fertiliser and herbicide skill
not needed by the target role aeroponics knowledge
not needed by the target role agricultural chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role agricultural equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role aquaculture industry knowledge
not needed by the target role aquaculture reproduction knowledge
not needed by the target role assess crop damage skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role collect weather-related data skill
not needed by the target role culture aquaculture hatchery stocks skill
not needed by the target role evaluate vineyard problems skill
not needed by the target role evaluate vineyard quality skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
not needed by the target role hydroponics knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect agricultural fields skill
not needed by the target role integrated food-energy systems knowledge
not needed by the target role irrigate soil skill
not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture containers skill
not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain tanks for viticulture skill
not needed by the target role maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities skill
not needed by the target role manage crop production skill
not needed by the target role monitor crops skill
not needed by the target role monitor fisheries skill
not needed by the target role plant harvest methods knowledge
not needed by the target role prevent crop disorders skill
not needed by the target role provide advice to farmers skill
not needed by the target role research improvement of crop yields skill
not needed by the target role sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role viticulture knowledge

17 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 soil mechanics required
required, not held soil structure required
required, not held ecology required
required, not held environmental legislation required
required, not held geology required
optional, not held agroforestry optional
optional, not held cartography optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held surveying methods optional
optional, not held topography optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held surveying optional

Index

Other moves recorded from agricultural technician

Full index of moves from agricultural technician

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.