Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an industrial electrician can go next

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

Industrial electricians install and maintain electricity cables and other electrical infrastructure in large industrial and commercial buildings. They perform inspections and repair defective parts of electrical systems to ensure efficiency.

Also known as electrical technician, electrician, marine electrician, industrial electrical technician, industrial maintenance electrician, industrial and commercial electrician.

Craft and related trades workers 47 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: domestic electrician, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
domestic electrician 80% covered electrician 76% covered electrical mechanic 56% covered security alarm technician 54% covered electrical supervisor 52% covered industrial electrician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from industrial electrician, 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 industrial electrician 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 industrial electrician needs 17 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
  • install electricity sockets working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • splice cable working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • inspect electrical supplies constructing
  • test electronic units constructing
  • install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use precision tools handling and moving
  • electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Industrial electrician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 industrial electrician’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.