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

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

Geothermal engineers research, design, plan and operate processes and equipment that convert thermal energy into electricity or heating and cooling. They use natural heat sources from underground to generate power, to cool in the summer and heat in the winter industrial, commercial and residential buildings. Geothermal engineers develop strategies for more efficient energy production and analyse environmental consequences.

Professionals 49 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: geothermal power plant operator, 46%

geothermal power plant operat… 46% covered geothermal technician 40% covered hydroelectric plant operator 37% covered hydropower engineer 33% covered geological engineer 29% covered geothermal engineer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from geothermal engineer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a geothermal 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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geothermal 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 geothermal 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.