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

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

Metrology technicians apply their practical knowledge of metrology to calibrate measuring instruments, test equipment and analyse their performance. They ensure that the evaluated equipment meets requirements for precision, performance and accuracy. They report about their work and advise on technical matters concerning measuring instruments.

Technicians and associate professionals 30 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: metrologist, 36%

metrologist 36% covered non-destructive testing speci… 25% covered zoology technician 23% covered calibration technician 23% covered bacteriology technician 23% covered metrology technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from metrology technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a metrology technician already covers. All 5 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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metrology technician 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

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