Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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horticulture production manager
ESCO occupation · 43 essential, 37 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
make independent operating decisions
quality criteria for storage facilities
propagate plants
prune plants
harvest crop
create soil and plant improvement programmes
greenhouse types
maintain plant soil nutrition
watering principles
plant harvest methods
optimise production
project management principles
leadership principles
soil structure
maintain storage facilities
supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
develop agricultural production plans
store products
operate horticulture equipment
maintain plant health
pruning techniques
pest control in plants
budgetary principles
use agricultural information systems and databases
plant propagation
manage production enterprise
store crops
supervise crop production
plant disease control
fertilisation principles
environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
prepare planting area
coordinate greenhouse environment
plant species
grow plants
monitor fields
health and safety regulations
execute disease and pest control activities
pruning types
horticulture principles
ensure soil fertility
crop production principles
types of storage facilities
Optional & specialised skills
advise customers on types of flowers
sell flowers
select adequate packaging for food products
manage agri-tourism activites
provide fertilizer recommendation for flowers
execute fertilisation
pick orders of agricultural products
prepare flower arrangements
food safety standards
ensure quality control in packaging
agritourism
agricultural business management
recruit personnel
food plant design
manage agricultural staff
negotiate sales contracts
direct the preparation of food
prepare planting area for planting
create flower arrangements
use gardening equipment
handle veterinary emergencies
agronomy
place orders for flower products
ecology
agronomical production principles
assist landscape projects
assist equipment operation
customer relationship management
organic farming
maintain technical equipment
keep task records
perform on-farm product processing
promote farm products
present the farm facilities
provide agri-touristic services
food safety principles
food legislation
Other matches: horticulture production team leader · botanist · horticulture worker · oil and gas production manager · crop production manager
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.