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Where a diesel engine mechanic can go next

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

Diesel engine mechanics repair and maintain all types of diesel engines. They use hand tools, precision measuring instruments, and machine tools to diagnose trouble, disassemble engines, and to examine and exchange parts of defect and excessive wear.

Highest coverage recorded: 40%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 42required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

automotive brake technician 40% covered · difficulty 52.4

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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diesel engine mechanic is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 diesel engine mechanic 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.