Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a diesel engine mechanic can go next

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

Diesel engine mechanics repair and maintain all types of diesel engines. They use hand tools, precision measuring instruments, and machine tools to diagnose trouble, disassemble engines, and to examine and exchange parts of defect and excessive wear.

Craft and related trades workers 42 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: automotive brake technician, 40%

automotive brake technician 40% covered aircraft gas turbine engine o… 37% covered motor vehicle engine tester 35% covered vehicle technician 33% covered rolling stock engine tester 32% covered diesel engine mechanic You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from diesel engine mechanic. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a diesel engine mechanic 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 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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diesel engine mechanic is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a diesel engine mechanic 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.