Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a vehicle technician can go next

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

Vehicle technicians inspect, test and maintain vehicles, motorcycles, engine tune-ups and tyre replacements. They repair engine failures, lube replacements. Vehicle technicians replace vehicle components and evaluate warranty options.

Craft and related trades workers 66 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: vehicle maintenance attendant, 68%

vehicle maintenance attendant 68% covered roadside vehicle technician 68% covered automotive brake technician 52% covered diesel engine mechanic 52% covered vehicle maintenance supervisor 48% covered vehicle technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from vehicle technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a vehicle technician 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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vehicle technician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 vehicle technician 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.