Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a rotating equipment mechanic can go next

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

Rotating equipment mechanics are responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance activities for rotating equipment such as turbines, compressors, engines, and pumps. They ensure the availability and integrity of the installed systems and equipment in terms of safety and reliability.

Also known as rotating equipment maintainer, rotating equipment maintenance worker, compression equipment repairer, compressor mechanic, compressor repairman, rotating equipment operator, rotating equipment inspector, compressor inspector, rotating equipment operative, rotating equipment repairer, rotating equipment maintenance operative, rotating equipment repairman.

Craft and related trades workers 34 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician, 72%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aircraft gas turbine engine o… 72% covered aircraft de-icer installer 66% covered motor vehicle engine assembler 61% covered aircraft engine assembler 59% covered bicycle assembler 56% covered rotating equipment mechan… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from rotating equipment 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 rotating equipment 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 rotating equipment mechanic needs 17 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 rotating equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • types of rotating equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • maintain rotating equipment constructing
  • assemble machines handling and moving
  • conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • align components handling and moving
  • fasten components handling and moving
  • operate welding equipment constructing
  • operate soldering equipment constructing
  • resolve equipment malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Rotating equipment 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 rotating equipment 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.