Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
60 skills listed by ESCO, 38 of them essential. 60 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 60, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| agricultural chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemical products | skill | essential | 3 |
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The skills and tools people in this kind of job use, at the level each is usually asked for.
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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.
| clean equipment |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| communicate with customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| complete report sheets of activity | skill | essential | 3 |
| decide on infestation treatment type | skill | essential | 3 |
| European pesticide legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health | skill | essential | 3 |
| handling chemical products for soil and plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| health, safety and hygiene legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| herbicides | skill | essential | 3 |
| herbicides sprayers | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify infestation source | skill | essential | 3 |
| integrated pest management | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain ground | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage pest and weed control | skill | essential | 3 |
| mix chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| national pesticide legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform mathematical calculations in pest management | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform pest control | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform safety inspections on spraying equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform weed control operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| personal protective equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| pest biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| pest control in plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| pesticides | skill | essential | 3 |
| pesticides sprayers | skill | essential | 3 |
| pest management techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| phytosanitary measures | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant care products | skill | essential | 3 |
| preventative measures against pests | skill | essential | 3 |
| report on pest inspections | skill | essential | 3 |
| safe use of pesticides | skill | essential | 3 |
| spray pesticides | skill | essential | 3 |
| use personal protection equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in outdoor conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with respect for own safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 2 |
| act reliably | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| adapt to different weather conditions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on pest infestation prevention | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cleaning industry health and safety measures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| cooperate with colleagues | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| drive vehicles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| environmental engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| floriculture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| horticulture principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| lawn care | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain customer service | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain inventory of pesticides | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain professional administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage a small-to-medium business | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plant disease control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| protect plants during pest control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide technical expertise | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select hazard control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use hand tools for forestry work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use pest detection sensors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| vegetation control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| wood preservation | skill | desirable | 2 |