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Overview
Engineering assistants administer and monitor engineering files, help engineers during experiments, join site visits and manage the collection of technical information for projects and quality matters.
In job descriptions, look for technical drawings, engineering plans, experimental data, performance tests, reports, document filing, equipment maintenance, project coordination and close collaboration with engineers.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The role usually supports engineering teams through technical files, experiment records, site-visit notes and quality follow-up. It can mix office routines with practical contact around tests, drawings and equipment.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include reading technical drawings, collecting experimental data, preparing reports, presenting data clearly, maintaining documents and coordinating with engineers during project and performance-test work.
Salary context
Salary context depends on engineering field, project complexity, responsibility for technical documentation, exposure to site visits and whether the assistant supports experiments, reporting or quality monitoring. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward engineering technician work, project coordination, quality documentation, laboratory support, technical reporting or more specialised engineering support after stronger field experience.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name the engineering discipline, drawing tools, test environment, site-visit expectations and reporting duties. Those details show how technical the assistant role is.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include surveying technician, energy assessor and energy consultant.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy74.99All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Civil engineering technicians (3112)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9581c837-fee7-4068-9618-1116fd93d723 |
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| ESCO code | 3112.8 |
| ISCO group | 3112 |
| Concept type | Occupation |