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Where an aircraft engine assembler can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an aircraft engine assembler already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Aircraft engine assemblers build and install prefabricated parts to form aircraft engines such as lightweight piston engines and gas turbines. They review specifications and technical drawings to determine materials and assembly instructions. They inspect and test the engines and reject malfunctioning components.

Also known as civilian aircraft engine builder, aeroplane engine builder, jet aircraft engine assembler, civilian aircraft engine assembler, helicopter engine assembler, military aircraft engine builder, plane engine assembler, piston aircraft engine assembler, rotary aircraft engine builder, airplane engine assembler, jet aircraft engine builder, rotary aircraft engine assembler.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 49 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: vessel engine assembler, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
vessel engine assembler 79% covered motor vehicle parts assembler 78% covered aircraft assembler 77% covered aircraft engine tester 73% covered rolling stock engine tester 70% covered aircraft engine assembler You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from aircraft engine assembler, 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 an aircraft engine assembler already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An aircraft engine assembler needs 20 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
  • bolt engine parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure aircraft compliance with regulation assisting and caring
  • aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • operation of different engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • common aviation safety regulations business, administration and law
  • use power tools handling and moving
  • align components handling and moving
  • fasten components handling and moving
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an aircraft engine assembler does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Aircraft engine assembler is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an aircraft engine assembler’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.