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, 43% of Field job descriptions contained repair as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

repair
43%
electrical
40%
engineer
40%
field
35%
electronic
32%
calibration
29%
destructive testing
29%
hnc
29%
hnd
29%
manufacturing
29%
mechatronic
29%
mobile
29%
stress testing
29%
aerospace
27%
ukas
27%
automotive
24%
actuator
24%
servohydraulic
24%
electrical engineer
19%
service engineer
19%
maintenance
19%
mechanical
14%
field service engineer
14%
commissioning engineer
14%
field engineer
14%
remote engineer
14%
engineering
11%
london
11%
birmingham
8%
maintenance engineer
8%
mobile engineer
8%
multiskilled engineer
8%
coffee
8%
field service
8%
field service engineering
8%
fire alarm
8%
degree
6%
laboratory
6%
scientific
6%
testing
6%
packaging
6%
agricultural engineer
6%
industrial engineer
6%
leicester
6%
mechanical fitter
6%
plant fitter
6%
security engineer
6%
service technician
6%
electronics
6%
catering
6%
fault find
6%
steam
6%
vending
6%
piping
6%
vacuum
6%
fmcg
3%
leeds
3%
mechanical maintenance engineer
3%
gaming
3%
vending machines
3%
white goods
3%
hydraulics
3%
a2la
3%
iso
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%
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%
packing
3%
reactive
3%
strapping
3%
wrapping
3%
fire safety
3%
site visits
3%
mechanical technician
3%
pump engineer
3%
electromechanical
3%
hydraulic
3%
installation
3%
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