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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.

Also known as inspector of bridges, structures inspector, bridgemaster, bridge engineer, bridges and structures inspector, highway structures inspector.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
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
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from bridge inspector, 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 bridge inspector already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A bridge inspector needs 15 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
  • advise on bridge replacement communication, collaboration and creativity
  • estimate repair priority information skills
  • keep records of bridge investigation findings information skills
  • identify external risks to bridge integrity information skills
  • test concrete constructing
  • identify defects in concrete working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • inspect supplied concrete information skills
  • check compatibility of materials information skills
  • mechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • recognise signs of corrosion information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a bridge inspector does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a bridge inspector’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.