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

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

Optoelectronic engineering technicians collaborate with engineers in the development of optoelectronic systems and components, such as photodiodes, optical sensors, lasers and LED's. Optoelectronic engineering technicians build, test, install and calibrate optoelectronic equipment. They read blueprint and other technical drawings to develop testing and calibrating procedures.

Technicians and associate professionals 63 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: optomechanical engineering technician, 76%

optomechanical engineering te… 76% covered sensor engineering technician 69% covered microelectronics engineering … 68% covered microsystem engineering techn… 57% covered electronics engineering techn… 42% covered optoelectronic engineerin… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from optoelectronic engineering technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a optoelectronic 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.

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optoelectronic engineering 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 optoelectronic 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.