Table 1Transition record

fruit and vegetable pickertocrop production worker

A fruit and vegetable picker already meets 19% of what the crop production worker role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fruit and vegetable picker

19%

Overlap1

To crop production worker

5 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

82.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.1

This move: 82.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the crop production worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fruit and vegetable picker 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A crop production worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fruit and vegetable picker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held store crops handling and moving
already held maintain storage facilities handling and moving
already held drive agricultural machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held harvest crop handling and moving
already held store products handling and moving

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the crop production worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 10 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 handling and moving 6 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held cultivate crops for biomass required
required, not held grow plants required
required, not held manage crop rotation required
required, not held monitor fields required
required, not held prepare planting area required
required, not held propagate plants required

optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held preserve crop optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held execute fertilisation required
required, not held operate agricultural machinery required
required, not held prepare equipment for harvest required

optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
optional, not held use pest detection sensors optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 16 supplementary

required, not held agroforestry required

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held integrated pest management optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held plant disease control optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held technical equipment for crop production optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a crop production worker 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held drive agricultural machines skill
already held harvest crop skill
already held maintain storage facilities skill
already held store crops skill
already held store products skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held plant species optional
optional, not held ecology optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held types of storage facilities optional

10 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held assign duties to agriculture workers optional

31 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held aeroponics optional
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 assign duties to agriculture workers optional
optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held integrated pest management optional
optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
optional, not held plant disease control optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation optional
optional, not held plant species optional
optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
optional, not held preserve crop optional
optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held technical equipment for crop production optional
optional, not held types of storage facilities optional
optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
optional, not held use pest detection sensors optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional
optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional

9 held skills the crop production worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply health and safety when picking skill
not needed by the target role carry picking work aids skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role load picked fruits and vegetables skill
not needed by the target role measure fruits or vegetables skill
not needed by the target role pack vegetables or fruits skill
not needed by the target role select fruits and vegetables skill
not needed by the target role stack goods skill
not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill

21 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
optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held conservation agriculture optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held integrated pest management optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held plant disease control optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation optional
optional, not held plant species optional
optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held technical equipment for crop production optional
optional, not held types of storage facilities optional
optional, not held watering principles optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional
optional, not held pest control in plants optional

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.