Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a greaser can go next

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

Greasers make sure industrial machines are properly lubricated to maintain operations. They use grease guns to oil machines. Greasers also perform basic maintenance and repair duties.

Also known as machine oiler, machine greaser, machinery lube technician, bearing greaser, lubrication technician, grease gun operative, lube technician, machinery lubrication technician, oiler.

Craft and related trades workers 19 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: industrial machinery assembler, 34%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
industrial machinery assembler 34% covered nailing machine operator 30% covered pneumatic systems technician 30% covered container equipment assembler 30% covered industrial machinery mechanic 29% covered greaser You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from greaser, 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 greaser already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A greaser needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • operate grease gun handling and moving
  • clean up spilled oil handling and moving
  • maintain machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • types of lubricants engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • industrial tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • secure working area assisting and caring
  • conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • work safely with machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
  • troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Greaser is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a greaser’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.