Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a vehicle restoration technician can go next

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

Vehicle restoration technicians overhaul old and classic vehicles as cars.

Also known as car restoration technician, restoration technician, old vehicle restorer, car interior restorer, old car restorer, classic car restoration technician, classic vehicle restorer, old car restoration technician, vintage car restorer, car restorer, classic car restorer, vehicle restorer.

Craft and related trades workers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: refurbishing technician, 50%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
refurbishing technician 50% covered vehicle maintenance attendant 41% covered roadside vehicle technician 33% covered coachbuilder 31% covered motor vehicles parts advisor 25% covered vehicle restoration techn… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from vehicle restoration technician, 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 vehicle restoration technician 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 vehicle restoration technician 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
  • carry out repairs of convertible roof covers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • perform full leather conversions handling and moving
  • repair door panels working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • restore upholstery of classic cars handling and moving
  • assemble final product handling and moving
  • ensure quality assurance standards for vehicles management skills
  • use color matching techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • perform technical tasks with great care working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • perform upholstery repair handling and moving
  • provide customized upholstery communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Vehicle restoration technician 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 vehicle restoration technician’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.