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

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

Bridge inspectors inspect bridge structures for joint break, cracks, rust and other faults. They also carry out or organise the maintenance of the structures.

Technicians and associate professionals 29 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: road sign installer, 31%

road sign installer 31% covered construction quality inspector 30% covered road maintenance technician 29% covered tunnel boring machine operator 29% covered tower crane operator 28% covered bridge inspector You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from bridge inspector. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a bridge inspector 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 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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bridge inspector 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a bridge inspector 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.