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Where an aircraft engine tester can go next

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

Aircraft engine testers test the performance of all engines used for aircraft in specialised facilities such as laboratories.They position or give directions to workers positioning engines on the test stand. They use hand tools and machinery to position and connect the engine to the test stand. They use computerised equipment to enter, read and record test data such as temperature, speed, fuel consumption, oil and exhaust pressure.

Also known as aeroplane engine inspection engineer, engine inspection technician, aeroplane engine tester, engine tester, plane engine tester, aeroplane engine inspection technician, engine inspection engineer, airplane engine tester, rotary aircraft engine tester, light aircraft engine tester, jet aircraft engine tester, civilian aircraft engine tester.

Technicians and associate professionals 34 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft engine inspector, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aircraft engine inspector 80% covered motor vehicle engine inspector 73% covered aircraft assembly inspector 71% covered rolling stock engine inspector 70% covered vessel engine inspector 68% covered aircraft engine tester You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from aircraft engine tester, 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 tester 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 tester 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
  • diagnose defective engines information skills
  • evaluate engine performance information skills
  • aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • operation of different engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • common aviation safety regulations business, administration and law
  • conduct performance tests constructing
  • electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Aircraft engine tester 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 an aircraft engine tester’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.