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Where a gas production engineer can go next

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

Gas production engineers develop methods to optimise the extraction and production of gas for energy and utilities. They design systems for gas production, supervise production operations and develop improvements on existing systems.

Also known as gas production engineers, gas production technology engineering expert, gas production technology engineer, gas production technology engineering specialist, gas production engineering specialist, gas production engineering consultant, gas production technology engineering adviser, gas production technology engineering consultant, petroleum production engineer, gas production engineering adviser, gas production engineering expert.

Professionals 34 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: gas processing plant supervisor, 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 gas production 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 a gas production engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

gas processing plant supervisor 52% covered · difficulty 50.4

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

A gas production engineer needs 22 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

hydraulic fracturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
design natural gas processing systems communication, collaboration and creativity
design utility equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
gas dehydration processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
natural gas liquids fractionation processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
gas contaminant removal processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
natural gas liquids recovery processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
test gas purity working with machinery and specialised equipment
gas chromatography engineering, manufacturing and construction
natural gas engineering, manufacturing and construction

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

gas processing plant supervisor 45% covered · difficulty 57.6

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Gas production 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 a gas production 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.