Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a thermal engineer can go next

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

Thermal engineers design systems which provide heating or cooling, using thermodynamics, that transfer heat or energy through liquids and gases. They also construct these systems, and perform test to ensure proper functionality.

Also known as thermal engineering expert, thermal technology engineering consultant, battery thermal system engineer, thermal engineering consultant, thermal engineers, thermal engineering adviser, thermal engineering specialist, thermal plant operator, thermal power engineer, thermal technology engineering specialist, thermal technology engineering adviser, thermal technology engineering expert.

Professionals 54 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fluid power engineer, 46%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fluid power engineer 46% covered heating, ventilation, air con… 44% covered agricultural engineer 42% covered container equipment design en… 42% covered steam engineer 42% covered thermal engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from thermal engineer, 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 thermal engineer 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 thermal engineer needs 29 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
  • thermal materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • design thermal requirements management skills
  • heat transfer processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • use thermal analysis working with computers
  • use thermal management working with computers
  • design thermal equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • design an electric heating system communication, collaboration and creativity
  • design passive energy measures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • perform a feasibility study on electric heating information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Thermal engineer 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 thermal engineer’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.