Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a marine engineer can go next

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

Marine engineers design, build, maintain and repair the hull, mechanical, electronic equipment and auxiliary systems such as engines, pumps, heating, ventilation, generator sets. They work on all types of boats from pleasure crafts to naval vessels, including submarines.

Also known as marine engineering specialist, marine engineering consultant, naval engineer, marine engineering adviser, marine systems engineer, marine design engineer, ship engineer, ship's engineer, marine auxiliary systems engineer, marine power systems engineer, marine engineers, vessel systems engineer.

Professionals 72 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fisheries engineering technician, 55%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fisheries engineering technic… 55% covered naval architect 50% covered fluid power engineer 47% covered mechanical engineering techni… 46% covered robotics engineer 45% covered marine engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from marine engineer, 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 marine engineer 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

A marine engineer needs 20 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
  • naval architecture engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • use tools for construction and repair handling and moving
  • inspect engine rooms information skills
  • maritime electric drives engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • marine engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • ensure vessel compliance with regulations assisting and caring
  • re-assemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use maritime English communication, collaboration and creativity
  • principles of mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • mechanics of vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Marine engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 a marine engineer’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.