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, 42% of Field job descriptions contained repair as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

repair
42%
electrical
40%
engineer
40%
field
35%
electronic
28%
calibration
26%
destructive testing
26%
hnc
26%
hnd
26%
manufacturing
26%
mechatronic
26%
mobile
26%
stress testing
26%
aerospace
24%
ukas
24%
maintenance
21%
automotive
21%
actuator
21%
servohydraulic
21%
electrical engineer
19%
mechanical
17%
service engineer
17%
field service engineer
14%
coffee
12%
field service
12%
commissioning engineer
12%
field engineer
12%
remote engineer
12%
birmingham
10%
maintenance engineer
10%
mobile engineer
10%
multiskilled engineer
10%
catering
10%
fault find
10%
steam
10%
vending
10%
engineering
10%
london
10%
electronics
7%
agricultural engineer
7%
industrial engineer
7%
leicester
7%
mechanical fitter
7%
plant fitter
7%
security engineer
7%
service technician
7%
field service engineering
7%
fire alarm
7%
hydraulics
5%
technician
5%
degree
5%
laboratory
5%
scientific
5%
testing
5%
packaging
5%
piping
5%
vacuum
5%
fmcg
3%
leeds
3%
mechanical maintenance engineer
3%
gaming
3%
vending machines
3%
white goods
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%
fire safety
3%
site visits
3%
mechanical technician
3%
pump engineer
3%
electromechanical
3%
hydraulic
3%
installation
3%
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