Field Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Field Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Field role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Field job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 38% of Field job descriptions contained repair as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

repair
38%
electrical
35%
engineer
35%
field
30%
service engineer
28%
electronic
28%
calibration
25%
destructive testing
25%
hnc
25%
manufacturing
25%
mobile
25%
stress testing
25%
hnd
25%
mechatronic
25%
electrical engineer
25%
aerospace
23%
automotive
23%
actuator
23%
servohydraulic
23%
ukas
23%
commissioning engineer
23%
field engineer
23%
remote engineer
23%
london
20%
maintenance
18%
mechanical
10%
engineering
10%
field service
10%
coffee
8%
field service engineer
8%
field service engineering
8%
fire alarm
8%
electronics
5%
birmingham
5%
maintenance engineer
5%
mobile engineer
5%
multiskilled engineer
5%
catering
5%
fault find
5%
steam
5%
vending
5%
piping
5%
vacuum
5%
mechanical technician
5%
pump engineer
5%
vending machines
3%
white goods
3%
hydraulics
3%
a2la
3%
degree
3%
iso
3%
laboratory
3%
scientific
3%
testing
3%
customer service
3%
electrical engineering
3%
mechanical engineering
3%
active
3%
analogue
3%
applications
3%
components
3%
dc
3%
design
3%
digital
3%
passive
3%
pcb
3%
power
3%
sales
3%
coventry
3%
facilities engineer
3%
nottingham
3%
rugby
3%
workshop engineer
3%
east midlands
3%
mechanical engineer
3%
hardness testing
3%
agricultural engineer
3%
industrial engineer
3%
leicester
3%
mechanical fitter
3%
plant fitter
3%
security engineer
3%
service technician
3%
ai
3%
construction
3%
mobile plant
3%
plant hire
3%
service manager
3%
telemetry
3%
pumping station
3%
pumps
3%
technician
3%
wastewater
3%
policies
3%
safety
3%
service level agreements
3%
visits
3%
fabrication
3%
oil & gas
3%
steelwork
3%
conveyor
3%
food
3%
packaging
3%
packing
3%
reactive
3%
strapping
3%
wrapping
3%
fire safety
3%
site visits
3%
electromechanical
3%
hydraulic
3%
installation
3%
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