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

mixed farmertofarm manager

A mixed farmer already meets 44% of what the farm manager role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mixed farmer
44%
Overlap1
To farm manager
12 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
58.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.6/ 100

1 Share of the farm manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mixed farmer 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 farm manager role treats 9 of its required skills as things a mixed farmer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • agricultural business management
  • agronomical production principles
  • assign duties to agriculture workers
  • manage farm products
  • manage farm supplies
  • manage production enterprise

What stands in the way is 6 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A farm manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mixed farmer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage farm products management skills
  • already held market farm products communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage farm supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held agricultural business management business, administration and law
  • already held manage crop production handling and moving
  • already held assign duties to agriculture workers management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the farm manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held assess new farming technologies required
  • required, not held present the farm facilities required
  • required, not held negotiate loan agreements required
  • optional, not held manage plans for the utilisation of organic by-products optional
  • optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held manage crop rotation required
  • optional, not held monitor forage grazing plans optional
  • optional, not held maintain plant health optional
  • optional, not held maintain plant soil nutrition optional
  • optional, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held environmental policy required
  • optional, not held livestock species optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held livestock optional
  • optional, not held plant disease control optional
  • optional, not held pest control in plants optional
06 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage mechanically controlled livestock production environments optional
  • optional, not held estimate harvest costs optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a farm 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held agricultural business management knowledge
  • already held agronomical production principles knowledge
  • already held assign duties to agriculture workers skill
  • already held manage farm products skill
  • already held manage farm supplies skill
  • already held manage production enterprise skill
  • already held market farm products skill
  • already held operate farm equipment skill
  • already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
  • already held manage crop production skill
  • already held manage livestock skill
  • already held manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage plans for the storage of organic by-products optional
  • optional, not held create soil and plant improvement programmes optional
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create crop protection plans optional
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain farm equipment optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage mechanically controlled livestock production environments optional
  • optional, not held manage plans for the storage of organic by-products optional
  • optional, not held manage plans for the utilisation of organic by-products optional
  • optional, not held monitor forage grazing plans optional
  • optional, not held create crop protection plans optional
  • optional, not held create soil and plant improvement programmes optional
  • optional, not held estimate harvest costs optional
  • optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held livestock optional
  • optional, not held livestock species optional
  • optional, not held maintain farm equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain plant health optional
  • optional, not held maintain plant soil nutrition optional
  • optional, not held plant disease control optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants optional
  • optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
  • optional, not held pest control in plants optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
21 held skills the farm manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role agritourism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agroecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with farm regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cultivate crops for biomass skill
  • not needed by the target role dairy animal production knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
  • not needed by the target role drive agricultural machines skill
  • not needed by the target role e-agriculture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle poultry skill
  • not needed by the target role harvest crop skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with crop growers skill
  • not needed by the target role livestock farming systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role livestock reproduction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role move animals skill
  • not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role recycle livestock manure skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
6 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 environmental policy required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • optional, not held livestock optional
  • optional, not held livestock species optional
  • optional, not held plant disease control optional
  • optional, not held pest control in plants optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mixed farmer

Full index of moves from mixed farmer

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.