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Where a 3D printing technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a 3D printing technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

3D printing technicians assist in the designing and programming of products, ranging from prosthetic products to 3D miniatures. They may also provide 3D printing maintenance, check 3D renders for customers and run 3D printing tests. 3D printing technicians can also repair, maintain and clean 3D printers.

Also known as 3D printer operator, printing machine technician, 3D printer repairman, 3D printing operator, 3D printing prototyping technician, printer repairman, printer repairer, 3D printing repairer, print service technician, 3D printer repairer, 3D printing repairman, printer technician.

Technicians and associate professionals 38 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: mechanical engineering drafter, 70%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
mechanical engineering drafter 70% covered product development engineeri… 50% covered printed circuit board designer 49% covered industrial tool design engine… 44% covered rolling stock engineering dra… 42% covered 3D printing technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from 3D printing technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a 3D printing technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A 3D printing technician needs 19 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • digitization social sciences, journalism and information
  • operate printing machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • 3D printing process arts and humanities
  • printing on large scale machines arts and humanities
  • printing materials arts and humanities
  • operate 3D computer graphics software communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise client on technical possibilities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintenance of printing machines arts and humanities
  • maintenance operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • printing techniques arts and humanities
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a 3D printing technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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3D printing technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a 3D printing technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.