Table 1Transition record

patent engineertoagricultural engineer

A patent engineer already meets 19% of what the agricultural engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From patent engineer

19%

Overlap1

To agricultural engineer

6 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

77 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 77

This move: 77 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the agricultural engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the patent 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A agricultural engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a patent engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held design principles arts and humanities
already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held engineering principles engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the agricultural engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 11 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 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assess financial viability required
required, not held execute feasibility study required
required, not held perform scientific research required

optional, not held use agronomic modelling optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held approve engineering design required
required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
optional, not held design an artificial lighting system optional
optional, not held provide advice to farmers optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mechanics required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held e-agriculture required

optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
optional, not held irrigation systems optional
optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held legislation in agriculture required

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held product data management optional

06 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use technical drawing software required

optional, not held use CAD software optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a agricultural 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held civil engineering knowledge
already held design principles knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held create technical plans optional
optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
optional, not held oversee construction project optional

08 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held assess environmental impact optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held biology optional

11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain agricultural machinery optional

28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
optional, not held design an artificial lighting system optional
optional, not held irrigation systems optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held provide advice to farmers optional
optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
optional, not held use agronomic modelling optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held create technical plans optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
optional, not held maintain agricultural machinery optional
optional, not held oversee construction project optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

28 held skills the agricultural engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on patents skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
not needed by the target role apply for patents skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
not needed by the target role create patent draft skill
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role market research knowledge
not needed by the target role patents knowledge
not needed by the target role present arguments persuasively skill
not needed by the target role present legal arguments skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role provide advice on trademarks skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role represent the company skill
not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
not needed by the target role trademarks knowledge

13 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 e-agriculture required
required, not held legislation in agriculture required
required, not held mechanics required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held climate smart agriculture optional
optional, not held irrigation systems optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held sustainable agricultural production principles optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held product data management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from patent engineer

Full index of moves from patent engineer

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.