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

packing machinery engineertoagricultural equipment design engineer

A packing machinery engineer already meets 71% of what the agricultural equipment design engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From packing machinery engineer
71%
Overlap1
To agricultural equipment design engineer
33 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
36.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.5/ 100

1 Share of the agricultural equipment design engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the packing machinery engineer 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 agricultural equipment design engineer role treats 18 of its required skills as things a packing machinery engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAD software
  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • industrial engineering

What stands in the way is 7 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 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A agricultural equipment design engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a packing machinery engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held determine production capacity information skills
  • already held determine production feasibility information skills
  • already held monitor production developments information skills
  • already held blueprints engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held use computer-aided engineering systems working with computers
  • already held plan manufacturing processes management skills

All 33 carried skills, including the 18 the agricultural equipment design engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required
  • required, not held agricultural equipment required
  • required, not held e-agriculture required
  • required, not held sustainable agricultural production principles required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on safety improvements required
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held legislation in agriculture required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held agricultural chemicals required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate agricultural machinery optional
  • optional, not held maintain agricultural machinery optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a agricultural equipment design engineer 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 33 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held industrial engineering knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held production processes knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use computer-aided engineering systems skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held blueprints knowledge
  • already held determine production capacity skill
  • already held determine production feasibility skill
  • already held estimate duration of work skill
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held monitor production developments skill
  • already held plan manufacturing processes skill
  • already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain rotating equipment optional
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain rotating equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate agricultural machinery optional
  • optional, not held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held maintain agricultural machinery optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
7 held skills the agricultural equipment design engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse packaging requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role packaging engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan new packaging designs skill
  • not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of packaging materials 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 agricultural equipment required
  • required, not held e-agriculture required
  • required, not held sustainable agricultural production principles required
  • required, not held agricultural chemicals required
  • required, not held legislation in agriculture required
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Index
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.