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

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

Drilling engineers develop and supervise the drilling of gas and oil wells. They assist in the designing, testing and creation of wells and are employed on land or offshore platforms. Drilling engineers work with other mining professionals and oversee the drilling progress and safety of the site.

Professionals 24 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: mineral processing engineer, 35%

mineral processing engineer 35% covered mining geotechnical engineer 31% covered mine ventilation engineer 29% covered mine health and safety engine… 28% covered geochemist 26% covered drilling engineer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from drilling engineer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a drilling engineer 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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drilling 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a drilling engineer 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.