Where a rolling stock engine tester can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a rolling stock engine tester already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Rolling stock engine testers test the performance of diesel and electric engines used for locomotives. They position or give directions to workers positioning engines on the test stand. They use hand tools and machinery to position and connect the engine to the test stand. They use computerised equipment to enter, read and record test data such as temperature, speed, fuel consumption, oil and exhaust pressure.
Also known as multiple unit engine tester, rail vehicle engine tester, diesel engine tester, electric engine tester, railcar engine tester, locomotive engine tester, railway vehicle engine tester.
Technicians and associate professionals 33 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: rolling stock engine inspector, 81%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A rolling stock engine tester needs 19 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- control compliance of railway vehicles regulations assisting and caring
- diagnose defective engines information skills
- mechanics of trains engineering, manufacturing and construction
- evaluate engine performance information skills
- operation of different engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
- engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
- conduct performance tests constructing
- electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- operate precision measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a rolling stock engine tester does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- vessel engine inspector 80% covered · difficulty 22.4
- rolling stock assembly inspector 72% covered · difficulty 32.8
- motor vehicle assembler 72% covered · difficulty 31.3
- aircraft engine assembler 70% covered · difficulty 32.7
- motor vehicle engine assembler 70% covered · difficulty 32.7
- aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician 69% covered · difficulty 33.4
- aircraft maintenance engineer 53% covered · difficulty 48.8
- diesel engine mechanic 32% covered · difficulty 66.1
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Rolling stock engine tester is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a rolling stock engine tester’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.