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

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

Microelectronics engineering technicians collaborate with microelectronics engineers in the development of small electronic devices and components such as micro-processors, memory chips, and integrated circuits for machine and motor controls. Microelectronics engineering technicians are responsible for building, testing, and maintaining the microelectronic systems and devices.

Technicians and associate professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: microsystem engineering technician, 78%

microsystem engineering techn… 78% covered sensor engineering technician 73% covered optoelectronic engineering te… 50% covered electronics engineering techn… 50% covered mechatronics engineering tech… 44% covered microelectronics engineer… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from microelectronics engineering technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a microelectronics engineering 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 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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microelectronics engineering technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

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