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Where a photonics engineer can go next

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

Photonics engineers are concerned with the generation, transmission, transformation, and detection of light. They conduct research, design, assemble, test and deploy photonic components or systems in multiple application fields, from optical communications to medical instrumentation, material processing or sensing technology.

Also known as engineer specialised in photonic systems, photonic technology engineering consultant, photonic technology engineering specialist, photonics engineering expert, photonics systems engineer, photonic technology engineer, engineer in photonic systems, photonic engineer, electro-optical engineer, photonic technology engineering expert, engineer in photonics, optical systems engineer.

Professionals 105 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: astronomer, 72%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
astronomer 72% covered religion scientific researcher 69% covered seismologist 66% covered cosmologist 64% covered thanatology researcher 64% covered photonics engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from photonics engineer, 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 photonics engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A photonics engineer needs 41 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
  • design optical prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • design optical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop optical test procedures management skills
  • model optical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • digital twin technology information and communication technologies (icts)
  • lasers engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • photonics arts and humanities
  • holography arts and humanities
  • optical components health and welfare
  • optical equipment standards services
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Photonics engineer 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 photonics engineer’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.