Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

farm managertocrop production manager

A farm manager already meets 22% of what the crop production manager role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From farm manager
22%
Overlap1
To crop production manager
11 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
83 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

83/ 100

1 Share of the crop production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the farm manager 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 crop production manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things a farm manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • agronomical production principles
  • assign duties to agriculture workers
  • manage crop production
  • manage crop rotation
  • manage production enterprise
  • pest control in plants

What stands in the way is 22 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 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 farm manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage crop rotation handling and moving
  • already held maintain plant soil nutrition handling and moving
  • already held maintain plant health handling and moving
  • already held manage crop production handling and moving
  • already held assign duties to agriculture workers management skills
  • already held present the farm facilities communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the crop production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 49 missing skills fall into 12 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 6 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held agroforestry required
  • required, not held crop production principles required
  • required, not held plant harvest methods required
  • required, not held soil structure required
  • required, not held technical equipment for crop production required
  • required, not held fertilisation principles required
  • optional, not held agroecology optional
  • optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
  • optional, not held e-agriculture optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held organic farming optional
  • optional, not held plant propagation optional
  • optional, not held watering principles optional
  • optional, not held agronomy optional
02 handling and moving 6 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held cultivate crops for biomass required
  • required, not held ensure soil fertility required
  • required, not held monitor fields required
  • required, not held store crops required
  • required, not held store products required
  • required, not held 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 prepare planting area optional
  • optional, not held propagate plants optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held plant species required
  • required, not held ecology required
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage agricultural staff required
  • optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
  • optional, not held optimise production optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
  • optional, not held project management principles optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held agronomical production principles knowledge
  • already held assign duties to agriculture workers skill
  • already held manage crop production skill
  • already held manage crop rotation skill
  • already held manage production enterprise skill
  • already held pest control in plants knowledge
  • already held plant disease control knowledge
  • already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
  • already held maintain plant health skill
  • already held maintain plant soil nutrition skill
  • already held present the farm facilities skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain technical equipment required
  • optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
08 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held agritourism optional
09 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required
10 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held leadership principles required
11 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held types of storage facilities required
12 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held promote farm products optional
  • optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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 e-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 manage agritourism activities optional
  • optional, not held optimise production optional
  • optional, not held organic farming 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 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 agronomy optional
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
26 held skills the crop production manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role agricultural business management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess new farming technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role create crop protection plans skill
  • not needed by the target role create soil and plant improvement programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate harvest costs skill
  • not needed by the target role handling chemical products for soil and plants 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 livestock knowledge
  • not needed by the target role livestock species knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain farm equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage farm products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage farm supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage livestock skill
  • not needed by the target role manage mechanically controlled livestock production environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage plans for the storage of organic by-products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage plans for the utilisation of organic by-products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
  • not needed by the target role market farm products skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor forage grazing plans skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate loan agreements skill
  • not needed by the target role operate farm equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
23 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 agroforestry required
  • required, not held crop production principles required
  • required, not held plant harvest methods required
  • required, not held plant species required
  • required, not held soil structure required
  • required, not held technical equipment for crop production required
  • required, not held types of storage facilities required
  • required, not held ecology required
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
  • required, not held fertilisation principles required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • required, not held leadership principles required
  • optional, not held agroecology optional
  • optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
  • optional, not held e-agriculture optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held organic farming optional
  • optional, not held plant propagation optional
  • optional, not held watering principles optional
  • optional, not held agritourism optional
  • optional, not held agronomy optional
  • optional, not held bioeconomy optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from farm manager

Full index of moves from farm manager

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.