Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a pipe welder can go next

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

Pipe welders assemble and install parts and components of pipelines for the transport of goods such as water, steam and chemicals through them. They interpret specs such as pneumatics, hydraulics, for installation on site according to the safety and production requirements.

Also known as plumber, pipefitter, industrial pipe fitter, pipe fitter, industrial pipe welder, industrial pipefitter, pipe fitter & welder, off sore pipe fitter, mechanical pipe fitter, pipe fitter and welder.

Craft and related trades workers 71 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: water network operative, 48%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
water network operative 48% covered drain technician 48% covered pipeline engineer 48% covered gas transmission system opera… 48% covered sewerage network operative 47% covered pipe welder You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from pipe welder, 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 pipe welder 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

A pipe welder needs 28 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
  • isometric perspective natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • guide drill pipes constructing
  • work with blacksmithing hand tools handling and moving
  • clear pipelines handling and moving
  • use metal bending techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows constructing
  • follow up pipeline integrity management priorities management skills
  • install metal gas piping constructing
  • use rigging equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use wrenches handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Pipe welder is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a pipe welder’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.