Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a motor vehicle engine tester can go next

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

Motor vehicle engine testers test the performance of diesel, petrol, gas and electric engines in specialised facilities such as laboratories. They position or give directions to workers positioning engines on the test stand. They use hand tools and machinery to position and connect the engine to the test stand. They use computerised equipment to enter, read and record test data such as temperature, speed, fuel consumption, oil and exhaust pressure.

Technicians and associate professionals 36 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft engine inspector, 72%

aircraft engine inspector 72% covered rolling stock engine inspector 71% covered vessel engine inspector 69% covered rolling stock assembly inspec… 65% covered aircraft assembly inspector 62% covered motor vehicle engine test… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from motor vehicle engine tester. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a motor vehicle engine tester 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

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motor vehicle engine tester 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 motor vehicle engine tester 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.