Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a wire harness assembler can go next

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

Wire harness assemblers bind wires or cables to form wire harnesses used in electronic and electrical systems and equipment. They read electrical wiring plans and tie the wire together according to specifications, using cable ties, cable lacing, electrical conduit, and sleeves.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 50 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: electrical equipment assembler, 72%

electrical equipment assembler 72% covered control panel assembler 68% covered battery assembler 55% covered dental instrument assembler 52% covered control panel tester 41% covered wire harness assembler You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from wire harness assembler. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a wire harness assembler 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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wire harness assembler is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 wire harness assembler 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.