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Where a bomb disposal technician can go next

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

Bomb disposal technicians search areas using special equipment such as metal detectors, or using trained animals, for the presence of land mines and bombs, and remove the explosive materials according to safety regulations. After the search for and location of mines and bombs, they disarm them aiming to avoid any risk of detonation, and ensure the area is cleared before disarming and removal procedures.

Also known as minesweeper, bomb disposal expert, armed forces soldier, bomb disposal officer, ordnance technician, sapper, mine disposal technician.

Armed forces occupations 29 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: infantry soldier, 51%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
infantry soldier 51% covered artillery officer 49% covered squadron leader 47% covered special forces officer 45% covered armed forces officer 42% covered bomb disposal technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from bomb disposal 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 a bomb disposal 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

A bomb disposal technician needs 13 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
  • demining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • disarm land mine assisting and caring
  • identify land mines information skills
  • operate metal detection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • perform demarcation constructing
  • pyrotechnic articles legislation business, administration and law
  • assess danger in risk areas information skills
  • explosives engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • manage emergency evacuation plans communication, collaboration and creativity
  • surveillance methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
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Bomb disposal technician is filed under Armed forces occupations, ISCO major group 0. 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 a bomb disposal 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.