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

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

Aircraft maintenance technicians perform preventive maintenance to aircrafts, aircraft components, engines and assemblies, such as airframes and hydraulic and pneumatic systems. They perform inspections following strict protocols and aviation laws.

Also known as aircraft instrument operator, aviation maintenance technician, aeroplane technician, avionics mechanical technician, avionics instrument inspector, aircraft systems maintenance technician, aeroplane preventative maintenance technician, aircraft technician, aircraft instrument operative, cabin mechanic, aviation instrument inspector, airworthiness technician.

Craft and related trades workers 37 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: avionics technician, 63%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
avionics technician 63% covered avionics inspector 62% covered aircraft engine tester 58% covered aircraft engine inspector 58% covered aircraft de-icer installer 56% covered aircraft maintenance tech… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from aircraft maintenance 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 maintenance technician 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 maintenance technician needs 29 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
  • follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment assisting and caring
  • ensure compliance with airport security measures assisting and caring
  • airport safety regulations services
  • repair engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • assemble electrical components handling and moving
  • evaluate engine performance information skills
  • aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • disassemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Aircraft maintenance 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 maintenance 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.