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Where a computer hardware engineer can go next

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

Computer hardware engineers design and develop computer hardware systems and components, such as circuit boards, modems, and printers. They draught blueprints and assembly drawings, develop and test the prototypes, and supervise the production process.

Also known as IT hardware specialist, computer hardware technology engineering specialist, engineer of PC hardware, computer hardware engineering consultant, computer hardware engineering expert, computer network and hardware engineer, computer hardware and network engineer, computer hardware technology engineering consultant, hardware engineer, computer hardware technology engineer, PC hardware engineer, engineer of IT hardware.

Professionals 132 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: microsystem engineer, 75%

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 computer hardware engineer, 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 computer hardware engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A computer hardware engineer needs 63 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

design hardware communication, collaboration and creativity
model hardware communication, collaboration and creativity
hardware materials information and communication technologies (icts)
test hardware constructing
hardware testing methods information and communication technologies (icts)
network standards information and communication technologies (icts)
hardware platforms information and communication technologies (icts)
computer technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
hardware architectures engineering, manufacturing and construction
printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Computer hardware 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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a computer hardware engineer’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.