Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a automotive test driver can go next

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

Automotive test drivers drive prototype and pre-production vehicles and assess their performance, safety and comfort. They test the models in various driving situations and prepare reports to help engineers improve their designs and identify problems. They can work for manufacturers, independent vehicle test organisations or automotive magazines.

Craft and related trades workers 25 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: motor vehicle engine tester, 25%

motor vehicle engine tester 25% covered pneumatic systems technician 24% covered pneumatic engineering technic… 24% covered fluid power technician 23% covered non-destructive testing speci… 23% covered automotive test driver You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from automotive test driver. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a automotive test driver 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 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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automotive test driver is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a automotive test driver 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.