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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
101 skills listed by ESCO, 58 of them essential. 101 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 101, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| administer drugs to facilitate breeding | skill | essential | 3 |
| administer treatment to animals | 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 horse owners on farriery requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| agricultural business management | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal nutrition | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal welfare legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply animal hygiene practices | skill | essential | 3 |
| assist animal birth | skill | essential | 3 |
| assist in transportation of animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| biosecurity | skill | essential | 3 |
| breed cattle | skill | essential | 3 |
| breed horses | skill | essential | 3 |
| breed pigs | skill | essential | 3 |
| breed sheep | skill | essential | 3 |
| breed stock | skill | essential | 3 |
| care for juvenile animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| care for the flock | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct shearing of wool | skill | essential | 3 |
| control animal movement | skill | essential | 3 |
| control livestock disease | skill | essential | 3 |
| create animal records | skill | essential | 3 |
| customer relationship management | skill | essential | 3 |
| dispose of dead animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure flock safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| equine dental diseases | skill | essential | 3 |
| examine animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| feed livestock | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle pigs | skill | essential | 3 |
| health and safety regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep task records | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock feeding | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock reproduction | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock species | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain animal accommodation hygienic | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain pastures | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain professional records | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain the farm | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage agricultural staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage animal biosecurity | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage livestock | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage the health and welfare of livestock | skill | essential | 3 |
| milk animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor livestock | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor the welfare of animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| move animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate farm equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform milk control | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| process dairy farm products | skill | essential | 3 |
| project management principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide first aid to animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide flock medical treatment | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide nutrition to animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| select livestock | skill | essential | 3 |
| signs of animal illness | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings | skill | essential | 3 |
| train horses | skill | essential | 3 |
| work independently in agriculture | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| advise customers on appropriate pet care | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on animal purchase | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on animal welfare | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on livestock productivity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agritourism | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse animal locomotion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| animal welfare | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess animal behaviour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess animal nutrition | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess equid footcare requirements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess management of animals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| attach horseshoes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| breed goats | skill | desirable | 2 |
| breed ostriches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| breed-specific behaviour of horses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| budgetary principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out cheese production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out post hoof-trimming activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out work related calculations in agriculture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean stalls | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| computerised feeding systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| implement exercise activities for animals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| maintain equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain farm equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain welfare of animals during transportation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make farrier tools and supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make independent operating decisions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage horse events | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage production enterprise | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate price | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate agricultural machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| order supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare equid hooves | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present the farm facilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide care for horses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| purchase bloodstock | skill | desirable | 2 |
| safe horseback riding principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach young horses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train livestock and captive animals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| transportation vehicles for horses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work with veterinarians | skill | desirable | 2 |
| young horses training | skill | desirable | 2 |