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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
93 skills listed by ESCO, 35 of them essential. 93 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 93, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| drive agricultural machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute fertilisation | 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.
| grow plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| handling chemical products for soil and plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| harvest crop | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain gardening equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain ground | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain plant health | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain plants' growth | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain plant soil nutrition | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain storage facilities | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain the greenhouse | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain turf and grass | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor fields | skill | essential | 3 |
| nurse plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate hand pruning equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate turf management equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| pest control in plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant according to guidelines | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant green plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant propagation | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant species | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare planting area | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare sites for planting of grass | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare the ground | skill | essential | 3 |
| propagate plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| prune hedges and trees | skill | essential | 3 |
| prune plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| soil structure | skill | essential | 3 |
| store crops | skill | essential | 3 |
| store products | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings | skill | essential | 3 |
| use gardening equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| watering principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in outdoor conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| advise customers on types of flowers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on plant fertilizer | skill | desirable | 2 |
| aeroponics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agritourism | skill | desirable | 2 |
| agronomy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply alternate wetting and drying techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply sustainable tillage techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist in interior plant projects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| build fences | skill | desirable | 2 |
| build garden masonry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out work related calculations in agriculture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate greenhouse environment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create flower arrangements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create garden areas | skill | desirable | 2 |
| crop production principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| customer relationship management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| de-limb trees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| direct the preparation of food | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ecology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| establish green roof | skill | desirable | 2 |
| establish vertical gardens | skill | desirable | 2 |
| execute disease and pest control activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fertilisation principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food safety principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| greenhouse types | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle veterinary emergencies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| herbicides sprayers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| horticulture principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hydroponics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| implement landscaping projects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| integrated pest management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep task records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| landscaping materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lawn care | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain turf management equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| nurse trees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organic farming | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform on-farm product processing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform weed control operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pick orders of agricultural products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| place orders for flower products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plant disease control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plant harvest methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare flower arrangements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present the farm facilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| process flower bulbs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote farm products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide agri-touristic services | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide lawn care | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pruning techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pruning types | skill | desirable | 2 |
| quality criteria for storage facilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select adequate packaging for food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| sell flowers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| transport physical resources within the work area | skill | desirable | 2 |
| turf management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of storage facilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use agricultural information systems and databases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 1 |