Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a automotive engineer can go next

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

Automotive engineers design and oversee the manufacturing process and operation of motor vehicles such as motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses and their respective engineering systems. They design new vehicles or mechanical parts, supervise modifications and resolve technical problems. They make sure the designs comply with cost specifications and other constraints. They also conduct research studying environmental, energy and safety aspects.

Professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: aerospace engineer, 68%

aerospace engineer 68% covered satellite engineer 61% covered production engineer 56% covered manufacturing engineer 56% covered equipment engineer 55% covered automotive engineer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from automotive engineer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a automotive engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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automotive engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a automotive engineer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.