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Where a welding inspector can go next

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

Welding inspectors examine the connections and bonds between metals. They utilise visual tools and electrical instruments to inspect and ensure the quality and safety of connections. Welding inspectors ensure that all related welding activities, plans and materials follow the appropriate guidelines, in accordance with safety regulations. In addition to working in the field completing their examinations of welding projects, inspectors spend time in an office setting compiling their reports.

Also known as welding supervisor, welding checker, welding assessor, electric spot welding engineer, engineering welding fabricator inspector, welding engineer inspector, welding assurance inspector, engineering welding inspector, butt welding engineer, electric arc welding engineer, robotic welding engineer, production line welding inspector.

Technicians and associate professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: welding coordinator, 61%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
welding coordinator 61% covered metal product quality control… 60% covered metal production supervisor 52% covered veneer grader 51% covered welding engineer 41% covered welding inspector You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from welding inspector, 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 welding inspector 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 welding inspector needs 30 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
  • perform welding inspection information skills
  • ensure fulfilment of legal requirements assisting and caring
  • database quality standards information and communication technologies (icts)
  • welding techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • revise quality control systems documentation information skills
  • record survey data information skills
  • prepare samples for testing handling and moving
  • metal joining technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • set quality assurance objectives management skills
  • perform sample testing information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Welding inspector is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 welding inspector’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.