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Where a material stress analyst can go next

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

Material stress analysts plan and use software to perform structural analyses including static, stability and fatigue analyses on a variety of machines. They develop analysis of primary and secondary structures. They prepare technical reports to document their analysis results, participate in design reviews and recommend process improvements. They also assist in the development of structural test plans.

Also known as structural engineer, materials stress analyst material analyst, stress analyst, material stress-strain analyst, materials analyst, materials stress technician, aircraft body stress analyst, stress technician, stress tester, materials stress analyst, aviation stress analyst, stress-strain analyst.

Technicians and associate professionals 42 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: aerodynamics engineer, 58%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aerodynamics engineer 58% covered aerospace engineering drafter 53% covered rolling stock engineering dra… 50% covered aerospace engineering technic… 49% covered automotive engineering drafter 45% covered material stress analyst You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from material stress analyst, 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 material stress analyst 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 material stress analyst needs 25 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
  • advanced materials natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • solid mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • write stress-strain analysis reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • analyse stress resistance of products information skills
  • materials engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • use computer-aided engineering systems working with computers
  • recommend product improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • computer simulation information and communication technologies (icts)
  • provide technical documentation management skills
  • create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Material stress analyst is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 material stress analyst’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.