Where an industrial machinery mechanic can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an industrial machinery mechanic already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Industrial machinery mechanics work on new machinery and equipment in operation. They set up for the specific application and build accessories if necessary, perform maintenance and repair, and run diagnostics to find faults in systems or parts that need replacing.
Also known as industrial machinery fitter, electronic fitter, industrial machine fitter, mechanical engineering fitter, industrial machine repairer, industrial machine inspector, mechanical fitter, industrial machinery inspector, industrial machine maintenance engineer, industrial machine mechanic, industrial machinery maintenance engineer, electrical engineering fitter.
Craft and related trades workers 37 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: fluid power technician, 79%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
An industrial machinery mechanic needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- types of lubricants engineering, manufacturing and construction
- inspect industrial equipment constructing
- pneumatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- solve technical problems working with computers
- perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
- secure working area assisting and caring
- conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
- electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
- write records for repairs information skills
- hydraulics engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an industrial machinery mechanic does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- agricultural machinery technician 68% covered · difficulty 34.1
- fluid power technician 68% covered · difficulty 34.1
- heating and ventilation service installer 68% covered · difficulty 34.1
- lift technician 68% covered · difficulty 34.1
- forge equipment technician 65% covered · difficulty 37.1
- medical device engineering technician 65% covered · difficulty 37.1
- pneumatic systems technician 65% covered · difficulty 36.9
- textile machinery technician 65% covered · difficulty 37.1
- maintenance and repair engineer 63% covered · difficulty 38.9
- moulding machine technician 62% covered · difficulty 39.7
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Industrial machinery mechanic is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an industrial machinery mechanic’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.