Table 1Transition record

robotics engineertoagricultural engineer

A robotics engineer already meets 61% of what the agricultural engineer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From robotics engineer

61%

Overlap1

To agricultural engineer

22 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

42.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.9

This move: 42.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the agricultural engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the robotics 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 22 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 robotics engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held control production management skills
already held product data management business, administration and law
already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills
already held design principles arts and humanities

All 22 carried skills, including the 11 the agricultural engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 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

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

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

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held legislation in agriculture required

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held use agronomic modelling optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop agricultural policies optional
optional, not held oversee construction project optional

3 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held analyse test data skill
already held conduct performance tests skill
already held control production skill
already held create technical plans skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held perform test run skill
already held product data management knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held use CAD software skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held assess environmental impact optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held biology optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain agricultural machinery optional

19 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 assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held develop agricultural policies 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 pollution prevention optional
optional, not held research improvement of crop yields optional

31 held skills the agricultural engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role apply advanced manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
not needed by the target role assemble robots skill
not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate mechatronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role debug software skill
not needed by the target role design automation components skill
not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
not needed by the target role model based system engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role simulate mechatronic design concepts skill
not needed by the target role state estimation knowledge
not needed by the target role test mechatronic units skill
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill

11 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
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 civil engineering optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held integrated food-energy systems optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from robotics engineer

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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.