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Where a material testing technician can go next

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

Material testing technicians perform a variety of tests on materials such as soils, concrete, masonry and asphalt, in order to verify conformance to intended usage cases and specifications.

Highest coverage recorded: 52%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 29required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

non-destructive testing specialist 52% covered · difficulty 44

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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material testing technician 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a material testing technician 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.