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

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

Irrigation technicians specialise in the installation, maintenance and repair of sprinklers, pipes and other irrigation systems. They operate machinery used for irrigation systems handling, and ensure compliance with environmental standards.

Craft and related trades workers 22 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: water systems engineering technician, 28%

water systems engineering tec… 28% covered water plant technician 25% covered irrigation technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 2 nearest destinations from irrigation technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a irrigation technician already covers. All 2 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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irrigation technician 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

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