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Where an electromechanical engineering technician can go next

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

Electromechanical engineering technicians collaborate with electromechanical engineers in the development of electromechanical equipment. Electromechanical engineering technicians are responsible for building, installing, testing, monitoring, and maintaining the electromechanical equipment, circuits and systems. They test this by the use of test instruments such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters. Electromechanical engineering technicians also use soldering equipment and hand tools to repair electromechanical equipment.

Also known as electromechanical engineering specialist, technician in electromechanical systems, electrical engineering technician, electromechanical maintenance technician, wind energy technician, electromechanical engineering technologist, specialist technician in electromechanical systems, electromechanical technician, electro-mechanical technician, ship electrical technician.

Technicians and associate professionals 94 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: automation engineering technician, 71%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
automation engineering techni… 71% covered electrical engineering techni… 63% covered mechatronics engineering tech… 63% covered robotics engineering technici… 62% covered electromechanical drafter 60% covered electromechanical enginee… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from electromechanical engineering technician, 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 an electromechanical engineering technician 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

An electromechanical engineering technician needs 26 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
  • assemble electromechanical systems handling and moving
  • test electromechanical systems constructing
  • electric motors engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • electric drives engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • electrical machines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • electrical wiring diagrams engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • prepare pieces for joining handling and moving
  • electrical equipment regulations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • apply soldering techniques constructing
  • read assembly drawings information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an electromechanical engineering technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Electromechanical engineering 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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an electromechanical engineering technician’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.