Occupation Atlasutilities inspector
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3288a2fe-4934-47c8-ad0b-11b16c9cd461
utilities inspector
Utilities inspectors examine products, systems and machiney such as sewer, water, gas or electric turbines ensuring they are built and functioning according to regulations. They write inspection reports and provide recommendations to improve the systems and repair the broken components.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.17
- C Conventional5.41
- I Investigative4.10
- E Enterprising2.15
- S Social1.46
- A Artistic1.22
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Construction and Building Inspectors (47-4011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (22)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- check construction compliance
- comply with legal regulations
- conduct performance tests
- construction product regulation
- electrical power safety regulations
- engineering principles
- follow standards for machinery safety
- identify faults in utility meters
- lead inspections
- manage health and safety standards
- monitor utility equipment
- notify supervisor
- oversee record management
- perform inspection analysis
- prevent damage to utility infrastructure
- quality assurance procedures
- report utility meter readings
- surveying
- undertake inspections
- use technical documentation
- write inspection reports
Optional (22)
- act as contact person during equipment incident
- advise on utility consumption
- anticipate installation maintenance
- building codes
- collect samples for analysis
- create solutions to problems
- engineering processes
- inspect facility sites
- inspect industrial equipment
- inspect sewers
- install utility equipment
- investigate pollution
- liaise with engineers
- monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects
- monitor work site
- prepare audit activities
- record test data
- respond to enquiries
- review construction projects
- use non-destructive testing equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
- write records for repairs
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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