Table 1Transition record

thermal engineertoagricultural engineer

A thermal engineer already meets 42% of what the agricultural engineer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From thermal engineer

42%

Overlap1

To agricultural engineer

11 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

58.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.7

This move: 58.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the agricultural engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the thermal 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 11 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 thermal engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held use technical drawing software working with computers
already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the agricultural engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 12 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 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assess financial viability required
required, not held execute feasibility study 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 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

03 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

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

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 draft design specifications optional

05 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

06 constructing 2 supplementary

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

6 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design prototypes skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

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

08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles 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 computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional

12 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain agricultural machinery optional

29 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 civil engineering 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 principles 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

43 held skills the agricultural engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role assess energy consumption of ventilation systems skill
not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role computational fluid dynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
not needed by the target role design an electric heating system skill
not needed by the target role design engineering components skill
not needed by the target role design firmware skill
not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
not needed by the target role design hot water systems skill
not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
not needed by the target role design thermal equipment skill
not needed by the target role design thermal requirements skill
not needed by the target role develop product design skill
not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
not needed by the target role distribution of heating cooling and hot water knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure equipment cooling skill
not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
not needed by the target role heat transfer processes knowledge
not needed by the target role identify fitted source for heat pumps skill
not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
not needed by the target role operate climate control skill
not needed by the target role operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on electric heating skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on heat pumps skill
not needed by the target role perform feasibility study on solar heating skill
not needed by the target role power engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role provide information on geothermal heat pumps skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role sustainable technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role thermal materials knowledge
not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill

3 further entries not listed here

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
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 design principles 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 thermal engineer

Full index of moves from thermal 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.