Agriculture
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Table 3: Job Skills Identified as "Important" by Employers
| Job Skills Identified as "Important" by Employers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC Code | Occupation | N | Service Orientation | Critical Thinking | Reading Comprehension | Technology Design | Operation and Control |
| Total | Total | 995 | 30.4 | 73.4 | 44.5 | 36.2 | 73.0 |
| 452093 | Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals | 394 | 22.6 | 78.3 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 69.8 |
| 452092 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 152 | 23.4 | 55.8 | 41.6 | 23.4 | 48.1 |
| 373012 | Pesticide Handlers Sprayers & Applicators, Vegi | 99 | 55.1 | 91.8 | 89.8 | 59.2 | 98.0 |
| 533032 | Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 62 | 20.0 | 71.4 | 37.1 | 48.6 | 97.1 |
| 452091 | Agricultural Equipment Operators | 42 | 37.5 | 87.5 | 54.2 | 79.2 | 100.0 |
| 373011 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 26 | 15.4 | 38.5 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 76.9 |
| 372012 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 14 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 37.5 |
| 499071 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, Gen | 13 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 16.7 | 100.0 |
| 475013 | Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 397011 | Tour Guides and Escorts | 8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 537062 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| 454022 | Logging Equipment Operators | 8 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 |
| 399021 | Personal and Home Care Aides | 7 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 |
| 191032 | Foresters | 7 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 454029 | Logging Workers, All Other | 6 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 |
| 474031 | Fence Erectors | 6 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 |
| 439061 | Office Clerks, General | 6 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| 352012 | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 472031 | Carpenters | 6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| 371012 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 499069 | Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairers, Other | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 537011 | Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 454021 | Fallers | 5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 433031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 5 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 66.7 |
| 514121 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 988888 | Unable to Assign Based on Description | 4 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 |
| 472061 | Construction Laborers | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 493031 | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 132051 | Financial Analysts | 4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| 353031 | Waiters and Waitresses | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 452021 | Animal Breeders | 4 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| 519198 | Helpers--Production Workers | 4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 436014 | Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 4 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 |
| 451011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 516099 | Textile, Apparel, & Furnishings Workers, All Other | 3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| 211015 | Rehabilitation Counselors | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 499041 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 397012 | Travel Guides | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 413099 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 453021 | Hunters and Trappers | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 439021 | Data Entry Keyers | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 434181 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 532012 | Commercial Pilots | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 519061 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 396012 | Concierges | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 392011 | Animal Trainers | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 132099 | Financial Specialists, All Other | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 475099 | Extraction Workers, All Other | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 533033 | Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 493041 | Farm Equipment Mechanics | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 352014 | Cooks, Restaurant | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 537051 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 519023 | Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 452011 | Agricultural Inspectors | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 435071 | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 194041 | Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 537064 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 273011 | Radio and Television Announcers | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 352019 | Cooks, All Other | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 194011 | Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SOC — Standard Occupational Classification.