Irrigation technician

Code 7126.6

Irrigation technicians specialise in the installation, maintenance and repair of sprinklers, pipes and other irrigation systems. They operate machinery used for irrigation systems handling, and ensure compliance with environmental standards.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • water pressure
  • irrigation systems
  • types of sprinklers

Skills and competences

  • maintain sprinkler systems
  • compute irrigation pressure
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • lay pipe installation
  • install irrigation systems
  • instalar sistemas de rociadores
  • keep competences about irrigation systems up-to-date
  • maintain irrigation controllers
  • maintain irrigation systems

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences