Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a water engineer can go next

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

Water engineers research and develop methods for the provision of clean water, water treatment and flood damage prevention and reaction. They research water needs in a location and develop methods for meeting those needs, such as designing and developing projects for managing water resources such as treatment plants, pipelines, pump systems, irrigation or draining systems and other water supply systems. Water engineers also ensure proper installation of these systems on construction sites. Water engineers also maintain, repair and build structures that control water resources, such as bridges, canals and dams.

Also known as water resource engineer, hydraulic engineer, water systems engineer, water management specialist.

Professionals 73 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: water systems engineering technician, 73%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
water systems engineering tec… 73% covered gas distribution engineer 49% covered irrigation technician 46% covered gas transmission system opera… 42% covered wastewater treatment operator 41% covered water engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from water 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 water engineer 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 water engineer needs 24 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
  • lead a team in water management management skills
  • conserve water resource communication, collaboration and creativity
  • landscape design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • advise on irrigation projects communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop flood remediation strategies management skills
  • create designs for pipeline engineering communication, collaboration and creativity
  • flood remediation equipment services
  • hydraulic fluid engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • interpret scientific data to assess water quality information skills
  • water reuse engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Water 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 water 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.