Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a precision mechanic can go next

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

Precision mechanics manufacture precision metal components for machines and assemble them into functional units. They also build electronic measuring and control components. Precision mechanics use milling, drilling, grinding and honing machines.

Also known as precision process engineer, precision processing engineer, precision engineering operations supervisor, precision operations mechanic, precision mechanical engineer, mechanical precision engineer, precision engineering supervisor.

Craft and related trades workers 37 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: gear machinist, 71%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
gear machinist 71% covered industrial machinery assembler 56% covered pneumatic systems technician 52% covered agricultural machinery techni… 51% covered fluid power technician 51% covered precision mechanic You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from precision mechanic, 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 precision mechanic 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 precision mechanic needs 13 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
  • micromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • assemble machines handling and moving
  • precision mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • secure working area assisting and caring
  • use precision tools handling and moving
  • supply machine with appropriate tools handling and moving
  • operate precision measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • supply machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • consult technical resources information skills
  • monitor automated machines 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 precision mechanic does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Precision mechanic 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 precision mechanic’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.