Career switch, measured
From Electrical Engineering Technician to IT Support Specialist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 59% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Troubleshooting, IT support, Problem solving, Cybersecurity; the main skills to add are Customer service, Linux, Stakeholder management, Research.
59%
skill overlap
1,233
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillElectrical Engineering TechnicianIT Support Specialist
- Troubleshooting83%55%
- IT support36%49%
- Problem solving40%35%
- Cybersecurity17%13%
- Communication31%28%
- Leadership51%24%
- Process improvement12%12%
- Root cause analysis12%7%
Skills to add
Asked for often in IT Support Specialist postings, rarely in Electrical Engineering Technician ones.
SkillElectrical Engineering TechnicianIT Support Specialist
- Customer service–32%
- Linux–18%
- Stakeholder management5%17%
- Research–14%
- Network administration–14%
- AWS–13%
- Python–11%
- Azure–10%
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