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, 45% of Field job descriptions contained electrical as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

electrical
45%
engineer
45%
repair
45%
field
39%
electronic
30%
calibration
27%
destructive testing
27%
hnc
27%
hnd
27%
manufacturing
27%
mechatronic
27%
mobile
27%
stress testing
27%
aerospace
24%
mechanical
24%
ukas
24%
maintenance
24%
automotive
18%
actuator
18%
servohydraulic
18%
field service engineer
15%
coffee
15%
field service
15%
birmingham
12%
maintenance engineer
12%
mobile engineer
12%
multiskilled engineer
12%
catering
12%
fault find
12%
steam
12%
vending
12%
engineering
12%
degree
9%
laboratory
9%
scientific
9%
testing
9%
electronics
9%
agricultural engineer
9%
electrical engineer
9%
industrial engineer
9%
leicester
9%
mechanical fitter
9%
plant fitter
9%
security engineer
9%
service technician
9%
field service engineering
9%
fire alarm
9%
hydraulics
6%
technician
6%
packaging
6%
service engineer
6%
piping
6%
vacuum
6%
fmcg
3%
leeds
3%
mechanical maintenance engineer
3%
gaming
3%
vending machines
3%
white goods
3%
fire safety
3%
site visits
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%
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%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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