Table 1Transition record

pesticides sprayertogarden labourer

A pesticides sprayer already meets 17% of what the garden labourer role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pesticides sprayer

17%

Overlap1

To garden labourer

9 Skills carried over

21 Required, not held

85.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance A rebuild

85.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the garden labourer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pesticides sprayer 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 garden labourer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a pesticides sprayer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

handling chemical products for soil and plants
maintain ground
pest control in plants
work in outdoor conditions

What stands in the way is 21 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A garden labourer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pesticides sprayer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held herbicides sprayers natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held lawn care services
already held maintain ground handling and moving
already held handling chemical products for soil and plants handling and moving
already held perform weed control operations handling and moving
already held horticulture principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the garden labourer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 7 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 15 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held grow plants required
required, not held maintain plant health required
required, not held maintain plant soil nutrition required
required, not held maintain plants' growth required
required, not held maintain turf and grass required
required, not held nurse plants required
required, not held operate hand pruning equipment required
required, not held plant green plants required
required, not held prepare planting area required
required, not held prepare sites for planting of grass required
required, not held prepare the ground required
required, not held propagate plants required
required, not held prune hedges and trees required
required, not held prune plants required
required, not held use gardening equipment required

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held de-limb trees optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional
optional, not held maintain the greenhouse optional
optional, not held nurse trees optional
optional, not held provide lawn care optional
optional, not held transport physical resources within the work area optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held plant propagation required
required, not held soil structure required
required, not held watering principles required

optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held landscaping materials optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held turf management optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plant according to guidelines required

optional, not held execute disease and pest control activities optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plant species required

optional, not held ecology optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held operate turf management equipment required

06 constructing 4 supplementary

optional, not held build fences optional
optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held maintain turf management equipment optional
optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a garden labourer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
already held maintain ground skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held work in outdoor conditions skill
already held herbicides sprayers knowledge
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held lawn care knowledge
already held perform weed control operations skill
already held plant disease control knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held establish green roof optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held build fences optional
optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held de-limb trees optional
optional, not held establish green roof optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional
optional, not held execute disease and pest control activities optional
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held landscaping materials optional
optional, not held maintain the greenhouse optional
optional, not held maintain turf management equipment optional
optional, not held nurse trees optional
optional, not held provide lawn care optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held transport physical resources within the work area optional
optional, not held turf management optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional

34 held skills the garden labourer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European pesticide legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role adapt to different weather conditions skill
not needed by the target role agricultural chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role complete report sheets of activity skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role floriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role herbicides knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated pest management knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of pesticides skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
not needed by the target role manage pest and weed control skill
not needed by the target role mix chemicals skill
not needed by the target role perform pest control skill
not needed by the target role perform safety inspections on spraying equipment skill
not needed by the target role pesticides knowledge
not needed by the target role pesticides sprayers knowledge
not needed by the target role phytosanitary measures knowledge
not needed by the target role plant care products knowledge
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role safe use of pesticides knowledge
not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
not needed by the target role use hand tools for forestry work skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role use pest detection sensors skill
not needed by the target role vegetation control skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill

10 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 plant propagation required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held soil structure required
required, not held watering principles required
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held landscaping materials optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held turf management optional
optional, not held ecology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pesticides sprayer

Full index of moves from pesticides sprayer

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.