Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a drain technician can go next

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

Drain technicians install and maintain drainage equipment used in sewer systems, such as pipes and valves. They analyse the design and ensure the proper installation of the drainage system, and perform maintenance and repair duties.

Craft and related trades workers 30 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: water network operative, 50%

water network operative 50% covered sewerage network operative 48% covered gas transmission system opera… 42% covered pipeline maintenance worker 41% covered water systems engineering tec… 37% covered drain technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from drain technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a drain 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 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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drain technician 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 drain 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.