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Where a system configurator can go next

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

System configurators tailor a computer system to the organisation's and users' needs. They adjust the base system and software to the needs of the customer. They perform configuration activities and scripting and ensure communication with users.

Also known as system configurators, system setup professional, system configuration professional, ICT system configurator, IT system configurator, systems configurator.

Professionals 92 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: numerical tool and process control programmer, 68%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
numerical tool and process co… 68% covered computer-aided design operator 63% covered ICT application configurator 59% covered embedded systems software dev… 55% covered mobile application developer 53% covered system configurator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from system configurator, 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 system configurator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A system configurator needs 15 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
  • configure ICT system working with computers
  • replicate customer software issues working with computers
  • ICT performance analysis methods information and communication technologies (icts)
  • develop automated migration methods management skills
  • create flowchart diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
  • ICT infrastructure engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • cognitive psychology social sciences, journalism and information
  • collect customer feedback on applications information skills
  • migrate existing data working with computers
  • ICT system user requirements information and communication technologies (icts)
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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System configurator is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 system configurator’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.