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Where an electronics engineer can go next

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

Electronics engineers research, design, and develop electronic systems such as circuits, semiconductor devices, and equipment that use electricity as a source of power. They work with capacitators, transistors, diodes or resistors to create electronic circuits and applications of use in fields such as telecommunications, acoustics, instruments, and control.

Also known as electronic technology engineering consultant, electronics engineering specialist, electronic technology engineer, electronic engineer, electronics engineering adviser, electronics engineering expert, electronics engineering consultant, electro engineer, electronic technology engineering expert, electronic technology engineering adviser, electronic technology engineering specialist.

Professionals 58 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: printed circuit board designer, 52%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from electronics engineer, 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 electronics engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An electronics engineer needs 27 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

design electronic systems communication, collaboration and creativity
types of electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
design electrical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
develop electronic test procedures management skills
electronic test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
electrical testing methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
battery management systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
electricity principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
industrial research and development engineering, manufacturing and construction

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Electronics 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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an electronics engineer’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.