Where a motor vehicle engine tester can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a motor vehicle engine tester already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Motor vehicle engine testers test the performance of diesel, petrol, gas and electric engines in specialised facilities such as laboratories. They position or give directions to workers positioning engines on the test stand. They use hand tools and machinery to position and connect the engine to the test stand. They use computerised equipment to enter, read and record test data such as temperature, speed, fuel consumption, oil and exhaust pressure.
Also known as diesel engine tester, electric engine tester, engine inspection technician, engine tester, engine inspection engineer, lorry engine tester, truck engine tester, coach engine tester, petrol engine inspection technician, electric engine inspection technician, truck engine inspection technician, bus engine inspection technician.
Technicians and associate professionals 36 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft engine inspector, 72%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A motor vehicle engine tester 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.
- use automotive diagnostic equipment constructing
- diagnose defective engines information skills
- evaluate engine performance information skills
- operation of different engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
- mechanics of motor vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
- health and safety regulations services
- conduct performance tests constructing
- electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a motor vehicle engine tester does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- aircraft engine inspector 80% covered · difficulty 23
- rolling stock engine inspector 79% covered · difficulty 24.7
- vessel engine inspector 76% covered · difficulty 27
- motor vehicle assembly inspector 72% covered · difficulty 33
- motor vehicle engine assembler 71% covered · difficulty 32.2
- diesel engine mechanic 35% covered · difficulty 64.2
- automotive test driver 25% covered · difficulty 74
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Motor vehicle engine tester is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a motor vehicle engine tester’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.