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Where a pipe welder can go next

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

Pipe welders assemble and install parts and components of pipelines for the transport of goods such as water, steam and chemicals through them. They interpret specs such as pneumatics, hydraulics, for installation on site according to the safety and production requirements.

Highest coverage recorded: 48%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 4difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 71required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

pipeline engineer 48% covered · difficulty 55.2

Index

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pipe welder 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 pipe welder 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.