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Where a corrosion technician can go next

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

Corrosion technicians monitor the integrity from a pipeline and provide repairs to it if needed. They ensure that the pipelines are properly connected and are in line with the health and safety regulations. Corrosion technicians inspect cathodic protection systems and pipeline connection points for corrosion. They may also assist in the designing of pipelines, analyse soil and write reports on technical issues.

Technicians and associate professionals 39 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: chemical engineering technician, 43%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from corrosion technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a corrosion technician 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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corrosion 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a corrosion technician 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.