Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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Graphic designer
crop production manager
ESCO occupation · 26 essential, 25 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
manage agricultural staff
execute disease and pest control activities
store crops
pest control in plants
ensure soil fertility
operate agricultural machinery
health and safety regulations
supervise crop production
manage production enterprise
technical equipment for crop production
plant disease control
ecology
environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
plant species
soil structure
plant harvest methods
store products
agronomical production principles
maintain storage facilities
crop production principles
maintain technical equipment
fertilisation principles
types of storage facilities
monitor fields
leadership principles
supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
Optional & specialised skills
present the farm facilities
manage agri-tourism activites
agritourism
maintain plant health
irrigation systems
maintain plant soil nutrition
organic farming
promote farm products
use agricultural information systems and databases
project management principles
harvest crop
prepare equipment for harvest
plant propagation
prepare planting area
prepare planting area for planting
irrigate soil
agronomy
optimise production
provide agri-touristic services
propagate plants
execute fertilisation
watering principles
grow plants
manage contracts
perform on-farm product processing
Other matches: agronomic crop production team leader · horticulture production manager · aquaculture production manager · mixed farmer · crop production worker
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.