Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a refurbishing technician can go next

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

Refurbishing technicians overhaul and refurbish inner parts of vehicles, such as engine parts and diesel pumps.

Also known as gas engine refurbishing technician, diesel engine refurbishing technician, car engine refurbishing technician, petrol engine technician, mechanical refurbishing inspector, hybrid engine technician, car body repair technician, automotive refurbishing inspector, motor vehicle body repairer, vehicle engine technician, diesel engine technician, engine refurbishing technician.

Craft and related trades workers 18 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: vehicle electronics installer, 27%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
vehicle electronics installer 27% covered vehicle restoration technician 25% covered vehicle maintenance attendant 22% covered coachbuilder 22% covered aircraft engine specialist 20% covered refurbishing technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from refurbishing 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 refurbishing technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A refurbishing technician needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • perform metal work constructing
  • perform technical tasks with great care working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • vehicle electrical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • interpret technical requirements information skills
  • electronic communication engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • measure parts of manufactured products information skills
  • electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • use technical documentation information skills
  • electrical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Refurbishing 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 refurbishing 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.