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Where a wood technology engineer can go next

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

Wood technology engineers develop materials and components made of wood, construct production facilities and control and monitor the production. They also examine products and materials and advise customers.

Also known as wood tech engineer, wood technology operator, wooden technology specialist, wood technology operative, wooden technology operator, wooden technologist, timber products engineer, wood technology expert, wood technology engineering consultant, wood technology engineering expert, wood products engineer, wood technologist.

Professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: paper engineer, 61%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
paper engineer 61% covered environmental mining engineer 46% covered wastewater engineer 40% covered woodturner 38% covered geological engineer 37% covered wood technology engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from wood technology 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 wood technology 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 wood technology engineer needs 28 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
  • chemistry of wood natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • advise customers on wood products communication, collaboration and creativity
  • plan engineering activities management skills
  • wood moisture content engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • distinguish wood quality information skills
  • timber products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • monitor production developments information skills
  • plan resource allocation management skills
  • wood products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • construction products engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Wood technology 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 wood technology 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.