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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
86 skills listed by ESCO, 40 of them essential. 86 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 86, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| agronomical production principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal nutrition | 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.
| animal welfare |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| animal welfare legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply animal hygiene practices | skill | essential | 3 |
| assist animal birth | skill | essential | 3 |
| biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| biosecurity | skill | essential | 3 |
| breed rabbits | skill | essential | 3 |
| breed-specific behaviour of horses | skill | essential | 3 |
| breed stock | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean horse's legs | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean stalls | skill | essential | 3 |
| computerised feeding systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| control animal movement | skill | essential | 3 |
| control livestock disease | skill | essential | 3 |
| equine dental diseases | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle poultry | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep task records | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock farming systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock feeding | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock reproduction | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock species | skill | essential | 3 |
| load animals for transportation | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain farm equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain pastures | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain the farm | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage the health and welfare of livestock | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate agricultural machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform farm equipment hygiene | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide care for horses | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide nutrition to animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| recycle livestock manure | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings | skill | essential | 3 |
| teach young horses | skill | essential | 3 |
| train horses | skill | essential | 3 |
| training equipment for riding | skill | essential | 3 |
| transportation vehicles for horses | skill | essential | 3 |
| transport horses | skill | essential | 3 |
| young horses training | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| advise horse owners on farriery requirements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agricultural business management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agritourism | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse animal locomotion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| arrange tables | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess equid footcare requirements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess lameness in horses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess requirement for horseshoes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist with vaccination procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| attach horseshoes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| breed ducks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| breed goats | skill | desirable | 2 |
| breed ostriches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| breed snails | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean rooms | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| conduct shearing of wool | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut pig's teeth | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| direct the preparation of food | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dock pig's tail | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle feathers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle pigs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| harvest crop | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| install irrigation systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain linen operation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make farrier tools and supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage crop production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage farm supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage grain storage | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage horse events | skill | desirable | 2 |
| milk animals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor crops | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor the production of eggs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate dairy farms | skill | desirable | 2 |
| order supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform milk control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare equid hooves | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present the farm facilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| process dairy farm products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| process harvested honey | skill | desirable | 2 |
| project management principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| raise hens | skill | desirable | 2 |
| safe horseback riding principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| serve food in table service | skill | desirable | 2 |
| skin animals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| slaughter animals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| store raw food materials | skill | desirable | 2 |