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Where a power tool repair technician can go next

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

Power tool repair technicians identify defects and repair electrically powered tools such as drills, chainsaws, lawn mowers and grinding machines. They disassemble, test and replace defective parts in tools. Power tools repair technicians advise customers on maintenance products and methods for their equipment. They may sell such products.

Also known as power compressor inspector, machine repairer, power compressor repairman, power tool maintainer, power tool equipment repairer, power tool repairman, power tool maintenance operative, power tool equipment operative, tool repair inspector, power tool equipment inspector, machine tool repair technician, power tool equipment operator.

Craft and related trades workers 43 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: consumer electronics repair technician, 56%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
consumer electronics repair t… 56% covered sports equipment repair techn… 54% covered household appliances repair t… 53% covered office equipment repair techn… 53% covered bicycle mechanic 52% covered power tool repair technic… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from power tool repair 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 a power tool repair technician 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 power tool repair technician needs 20 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
  • repair power tools working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • disassemble machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use wire hand tools handling and moving
  • advise on equipment maintenance communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use specialised tools in electric repairs working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use repair manuals information skills
  • assemble machines handling and moving
  • disassemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • calibrate electronic instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Power tool repair technician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 power tool repair 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.