Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an aircraft interior technician can go next

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

Aircraft interior technicians manufacture, assemble and repair interior components for aircrafts such as seats, carpeting, door panels, ceiling, lighting, etc. They also replace entertainment equipment such as video systems. They inspect incoming materials and prepare the vehicle interior for new components.

Also known as aircraft seating technician, aircraft interior design technician, aircraft interior lighting technician, aircraft instrument mecanic, aircraft interior instrument operative, aircraft interior electrical operator, aircraft entertainment systems technician, aircraft interior electtrical coordinator, aircraft instrument technicin, aircraft carpeting technician, aircraft interior finishes technician, aircraft interior electrical operative.

Craft and related trades workers 38 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft de-icer installer, 64%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aircraft de-icer installer 64% covered bicycle assembler 57% covered motorcycle assembler 55% covered motor vehicle parts assembler 50% covered aircraft assembler 46% covered aircraft interior technic… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from aircraft interior 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 an aircraft interior 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

An aircraft interior technician needs 14 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
  • upholstery tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • test electronic units constructing
  • apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • measure parts of manufactured products information skills
  • use power tools handling and moving
  • align components handling and moving
  • fasten components handling and moving
  • use technical documentation information skills
  • read engineering drawings information skills
  • apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Aircraft interior technician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 interior 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.