Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a mechatronics assembler can go next

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

Mechatronics assemblers assemble and maintain complex mechatronic equipment and machines, such as robots, elevators, and advanced home appliances. They build the mechanical, electrical, and electronic components, install software, set the systems in operation, and maintain and repair the components and systems.

Also known as assembler in mechatronic equipment manufacture, robotic fitter, robotic equipment operator, constructor of mechatronic equipment, mechatronic equipment constructor, mechatronic equipment supervisor, robotic equipment repairer, mechatronic equipment operator, robotic equipment inspector, mechatronic assembly technician, mechatronic equipment fabricator, mechatronic equipment repairer.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 56 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: mechatronics engineering technician, 48%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
mechatronics engineering tech… 48% covered precision device inspector 46% covered automated optical inspection … 46% covered dental instrument assembler 46% covered surface-mount technology mach… 44% covered mechatronics assembler You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mechatronics assembler, 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 mechatronics assembler 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 mechatronics assembler needs 21 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
  • apply assembly techniques handling and moving
  • perform metal work constructing
  • clean components during assembly handling and moving
  • follow standards for machinery safety assisting and caring
  • maintain mechatronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • computer equipment information and communication technologies (icts)
  • install mechatronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • assemble mechatronic units handling and moving
  • remove defective products handling and moving
  • safety engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Mechatronics assembler is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a mechatronics assembler’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.