Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a nanoengineer can go next

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

Nanoengineers combine the scientific knowledge of atomic and molecular particles with engineering principles for applications in a varied array of fields. They apply findings in chemistry, biology, and materials engineering, etc. They use technological knowledge for the improvement of existing applications or the creation of micro objects.

Also known as nanoscience specialist, nanotechnology specialist, nanoscience expert, nano-engineer, nano engineer, nanotechnologist, nanoscientist, nanosystems expert, nanoscience engineer, nanosystems engineer, nanotechnology expert, nanotechnology engineer.

Professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: chemical engineer, 54%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
chemical engineer 54% covered materials engineer 48% covered pharmaceutical engineer 45% covered agricultural engineer 36% covered acoustical engineer 34% covered nanoengineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from nanoengineer, 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 nanoengineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A nanoengineer needs 22 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
  • nanomaterials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • nanotechnology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • spectroscopy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • quantum technology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • forecast organisational risks information skills
  • materials engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • computational chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • perform chemical experiments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • work with chemicals handling and moving
  • analytical chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Nanoengineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 nanoengineer’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.