Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a steam turbine operator can go next

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

Steam turbine operators operate and maintain machinery which generates power. They ensure the safety of the operations and monitor operations to detect problems, and react to emergency situations.

Technicians and associate professionals 30 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: steam plant operator, 81%

steam plant operator 81% covered mine rescue officer 29% covered biogas technician 26% covered industrial machinery mechanic 26% covered heating, ventilation, air con… 25% covered steam turbine operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from steam turbine operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a steam turbine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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steam turbine operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a steam turbine operator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.