The functions of these professionals are to grow plants using hydroponic techniques, which are based on plant cultivation where the roots are submerged in water and solutions of mineral salts. This type of cultivation lets plants acquire the chemical properties necessary to survive under better conditions than if they were grown in soil.

• To be in charge of the crops to obtain vegetables by applying hydroponic techniques with the required quality and in compliance with all established health and safety regulations.
• To prepare nutritional and balanced water-soluble solutions that contain all the essential chemical elements for plant development, including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, etc.
• To verify that plants' air to water ratio is balanced, with the aim of avoiding aeration problems and excess oxygenation.
• To perform draining activities to avoid waterlogging and the consequent asphyxia of the plants.
• To advise farmers who want to change from traditional cultivation to hydroponics.
• To supervise and control the growth of the plants grown using hydroponic techniques.
• To carry out research tests on hydroponic crops in greenhouses and open spaces.
• To interpret technical data used to perform their tasks.
• To install the different components of an hydroponics system.
• To handle and prepare products for marketing and sale.
  

Regulated training and graduates

• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Agrària: Maneig i manteniment de maquinària agrícola (Nivell 2)
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Agrària: Gestió de la producció agrícola (Nivell 3)
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Agricultural Activities - Intermediate Level: Farming production, professional profile of agricultural production
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Agricultural Activities - Intermediate Level: Farming production

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 1

Planning and organisation: Level 2

Analytical thought: Level 2

Orientation within reach: Level 2

Concern for order and quality: Level 2

Communication: Level 2

Environment

People who work in this field focus their professional interests on the preservation, improvement or restoration of the environment (vegetation, fauna, flora) in both built-up areas and natural spaces. Some of the activities that represent this field are the detection, analysis and control of pollutants, the carrying out of measurements and tests in relation to climatic or environmental variables and the reduction of the harmful effects of human activity on the environment. The carrying out of these activities requires knowledge of the environment, for its planning and use, and of environmental regulations.

Agricultural foreman

Tècnic/a d'assajos in vivo

Environmental sampling technician

Pharmaceutical chemist

Peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis specialist

• Work hours

  Full working day with flexible schedule depending on the team to which they are assigned.

• Salary

  Wages are calculated according to the value of the candidate and gross annual wages range from 15.615 to 21.346 euros. edian:18.257 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician