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Where a chemical engineering technician can go next

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

Chemical engineering technicians transform raw materials in order to develop and test chemical products. They also work on improving chemical plant operations and processes.

Also known as production chemistry technician, chemical operations engineering technician, chemical industry engineering technician, chemical engineering worker, chemical process engineering technician, chemical engineering developer, chemical research technician.

Technicians and associate professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: corrosion technician, 53%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from chemical engineering 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 chemical engineering technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

corrosion technician 53% covered · difficulty 50.3

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 chemical engineering technician needs 24 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

translate formulae into processes information skills
oxidation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
green chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
use ICT systems working with computers
run laboratory simulations working with machinery and specialised equipment
determine production feasibility information skills
collaborate with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
prepare chemical samples handling and moving
analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
test chemical samples information skills

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Chemical engineering technician 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 chemical engineering 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.