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

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

Hydropower technicians install and maintain systems in hydropower plants. They perform inspections, analyse problems and carry out repairs. They ensure the turbines operate in compliance with regulations, and assist the hydropower engineers in the construction of turbines.

Technicians and associate professionals 90 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: hydropower engineer, 74%

hydropower engineer 74% covered 3D printing technician 59% covered hydroelectric plant operator 49% covered electric power generation eng… 49% covered energy systems engineer 49% covered hydropower technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from hydropower technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a hydropower technician 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 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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hydropower technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a hydropower technician 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.