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Where an optoelectronic engineering technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an 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.

Also known as opto-electronic technician, opto-electronic engineering technician, technician in optoelectronics, technician in optoelectronic systems, technologist in optoelectronic systems, optoelectronic systems technician, optoelectronic engineering technologist, technologist in optoelectronic engineering, optoelectronic systems technologist, optoelectronic technician.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
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
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from optoelectronic engineering technician, 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 an optoelectronic engineering technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An optoelectronic engineering technician needs 30 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
  • assemble optoelectronics handling and moving
  • test optoelectronics constructing
  • apply optical coating constructing
  • clean optical components handling and moving
  • LED lighting components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • optical components health and welfare
  • optical equipment standards services
  • optical manufacturing process engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • optoelectronic devices engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • refractive power natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an optoelectronic engineering technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an optoelectronic engineering technician’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.