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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
275 skills listed by ESCO, 165 of them essential. 275 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 275, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
| advise on efficiency improvements | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| advise on environmental remediation | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on fertiliser and herbicide | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on livestock productivity | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on soil and water protection | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on timber harvest | skill | essential | 3 |
| agroecology | skill | essential | 3 |
| agroforestry | skill | essential | 3 |
| agronomy | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal nutrition | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal welfare legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply fishery biology to fishery management | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply forest legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply for research funding | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply horticultural standards and practices | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply safety procedures in laboratory | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess harvesting impact on wildlife | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess site production potential | skill | essential | 3 |
| bioeconomy | skill | essential | 3 |
| biofilter systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| biosecurity | skill | essential | 3 |
| budgetary principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out fish disease prevention measures | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| communicate with a non-scientific audience | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| comply with agricultural code of practice | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct fish mortality studies | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct research across disciplines | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct research before survey | skill | essential | 3 |
| conserve forests | skill | essential | 3 |
| consultation methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult with business clients | skill | essential | 3 |
| coordinate new sites preparation | skill | essential | 3 |
| create soil and plant improvement programmes | skill | essential | 3 |
| crop production principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| cultivate crops for biomass | skill | essential | 3 |
| customer relationship management | skill | essential | 3 |
| demonstrate disciplinary expertise | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop business case | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop fish health and welfare management plans | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop professional network with researchers and scientists | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| disseminate results to the scientific community | skill | essential | 3 |
| draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| e-agriculture | skill | essential | 3 |
| ecosystems | skill | essential | 3 |
| educate on recycling regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental policy | skill | essential | 3 |
| estimate costs in farm | skill | essential | 3 |
| estimate damage | skill | essential | 3 |
| estimate fishery status | skill | essential | 3 |
| European pesticide legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute analytical mathematical calculations | skill | essential | 3 |
| fire-fighting systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| fish biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| fisheries legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| fisheries management | skill | essential | 3 |
| fish grading | skill | essential | 3 |
| fish harvesting methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| fish identification and classification | skill | essential | 3 |
| fishing industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| fish welfare regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| forest ecology | skill | essential | 3 |
| forestry regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| gather experimental data | skill | essential | 3 |
| habitat restoration | skill | essential | 3 |
| health and safety regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| horticulture principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify process improvements | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify training needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement fin fish feeding regimes | skill | essential | 3 |
| increase the impact of science on policy and society | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect fish eggs | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect fish stock | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect trees | skill | essential | 3 |
| integrate gender dimension in research | skill | essential | 3 |
| interact professionally in research and professional environments | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret scientific data to assess water quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| irrigation systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| laboratory techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock farming systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock feeding | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock reproduction | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock selection principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock species | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain laboratory equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain recirculation systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain safety systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| make decisions regarding forestry management | skill | essential | 3 |
| make decisions regarding livestock management | skill | essential | 3 |
| make time-critical decisions | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage crop rotation | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage intellectual property rights | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage livestock | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage nutrients | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage open publications | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage personal professional development | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage recirculation systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage recirculation systems equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage research data | skill | essential | 3 |
| marketing principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| mathematics | skill | essential | 3 |
| mentor individuals | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor fish health status | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor forest health | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor hatchery production | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor the farm environmental management plan | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor water quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate open source software | skill | essential | 3 |
| participate in the organisation of emergency drills | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform forest analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform forest diseases control | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform laboratory tests | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform market research | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform project management | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform scientific research | skill | essential | 3 |
| pest control in plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| pesticides | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant disease control | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant harvest methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant propagation | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare surveying report | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| process collected survey data | skill | essential | 3 |
| Project Management | skill | essential | 3 |
| project management principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote open innovation in research | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the transfer of knowledge | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide advice to farmers | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide advice to hatcheries | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities | skill | essential | 3 |
| publish academic research | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality criteria for livestock feed production | skill | essential | 3 |
| recirculation systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| reforestation | skill | essential | 3 |
| report on environmental issues | skill | essential | 3 |
| report pollution incidents | skill | essential | 3 |
| research design | skill | essential | 3 |
| research improvement of crop yields | skill | essential | 3 |
| research livestock production | skill | essential | 3 |
| scientific literature | skill | essential | 3 |
| speak different languages | skill | essential | 3 |
| study fish migration | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise aquaculture circulation system | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise biofilter systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings | skill | essential | 3 |
| support fishery training procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| sustainable agricultural production principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| synthesise information | skill | essential | 3 |
| think abstractly | skill | essential | 3 |
| treat fish diseases | skill | essential | 3 |
| use agricultural information systems and databases | skill | essential | 3 |
| use different communication channels | skill | essential | 3 |
| water chemistry analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| water policies | skill | essential | 3 |
| water reuse | skill | essential | 3 |
| wildlife | skill | essential | 3 |
| write scientific publications | skill | essential | 3 |
| write work-related reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 3 |
| accept own accountability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adapt production levels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on crop diseases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on irrigation projects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agricultural business management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agricultural equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agritourism | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse business plans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse samples of food and beverages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply animal hygiene practices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply blended learning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply precision farming | skill | desirable | 2 |
| aquaculture industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| aquaponics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| archive scientific documentation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess crop damage | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess new farming technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist tree identification | skill | desirable | 2 |
| biological chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| climate change impact | skill | desirable | 2 |
| climate smart agriculture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coastal management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collect samples for analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate verbal instructions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| comply with farm regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| comply with legal regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| computerised feeding systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct underwater surveys | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conservation agriculture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cooperate with colleagues | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create crop protection plans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop forestry strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop irrigation strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop management plans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop personal skills | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop scientific research protocols | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop scientific theories | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ecology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ecosystem management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| encourage teambuilding | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with environmental legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate employees work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| feed livestock | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fertilisation principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| genetic engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geographic information systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| implement scientific decision making in healthcare | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect project regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| integrated food-energy systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interact with clients in forestry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep task records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lead a team | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lead a team in forestry services | skill | desirable | 2 |
| leadership principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with crop growers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain farm equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain plants' growth | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make decisions regarding plant propagation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage agricultural staff | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage animal biosecurity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage brand assets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage crop production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage farm supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage fisheries projects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage land resources permits | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage production enterprise | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage stable | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage teamwork | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage the health and welfare of livestock | skill | desirable | 2 |
| microbiology-bacteriology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| molecular biology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor crops | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor livestock | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor the use of resources in production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| multidisciplinary research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| nurse trees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate an emergency communication system | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate farm equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organic farming | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plankton production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plan marketing strategy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pollution prevention | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prevent crop disorders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| quality criteria for storage facilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| read maps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| recycle livestock manure | skill | desirable | 2 |
| respond to changing situations in fishery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select livestock | skill | desirable | 2 |
| soil science | skill | desirable | 2 |
| soil structure | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise laboratory operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| surveying methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sustainable forest management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach in academic or vocational contexts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train staff on recycling programs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| turf management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of storage facilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use agronomic modelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use communication devices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use communication techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use IT tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use milk control software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| wind energy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write research proposals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write technical reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write technical reports related to trees | skill | desirable | 2 |