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Employability reports by trade
Evidence-based career employability and future-readiness reports for 163 NSQF/CTS trades. Each scores the trade on the Course Employability Score (CES) and leads with the honest automation question, backed by cited research.
Engineering (88)
Additive Manufacturing Technician (3D Printing)
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 8 pages
Aeronautical Structure and Equipment Fitter
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
Architectural Draughtsman
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Attendant Operator (Chemical Plant)
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
CAM Programmer
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
CNC Machining Technician
Moderate employability · 20 cited sources · 10 pages
Central Air Condition Plant Mechanic
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
Civil Engineering Assistant
Moderate employability · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Domestic Painter
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Draughtsman (Civil)
Moderate employability · 20 cited sources · 10 pages
Draughtsman Mechanical
Moderate employability · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
Electrician
Moderate employability · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Electrician-Power Distribution
Uncertain outcomes · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Electronics Mechanic
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Electroplater
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Engineering Design Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 19 cited sources · 10 pages
Fitter
Moderate employability · 15 cited sources · 10 pages
Food Processing Equipment Technician
Moderate employability · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Foundryman
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Green Hydrogen Production Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
In-Plant Logistics Assistant
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Industrial Painter
Moderate employability · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
Industrial Robotics and Digital Manufacturing Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Information Technology
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Information and Communication Technology System Maintenance
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
Instrument Mechanic
Moderate employability · 15 cited sources · 10 pages
Instrument Mechanic (Chemical Plant)
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
Interior Design and Decoration
Moderate employability · 20 cited sources · 10 pages
Laboratory Assistant (Chemical Plant)
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 10 pages
Lift and Escalator Mechanic
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Machinist
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Machinist Grinder
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Maintenance Mechanic (Chemical Plant)
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Manufacturing Process Control and Automation
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
Marine Engine Fitter
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
Marine Fitter
Moderate employability · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
Mason (Building Constructor)
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Agricultural Machinery
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Auto Body Painting
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Auto Body Repair
Uncertain outcomes · 19 cited sources · 10 pages
Mechanic Auto Electrical and Electronics
Uncertain outcomes · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
Mechanic Consumer Electronic Appliances
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Diesel
Moderate employability · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Electric Vehicle
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Lens/Prism Grinding
Uncertain outcomes · 19 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Machine Tool Maintenance
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Mining Machinery
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Motor Vehicle
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
Mechanic Tractor
Uncertain outcomes · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Mechanic Two and Three Wheeler
Uncertain outcomes · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Operator Advanced Machine Tool
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
Painter (General)
Uncertain outcomes · 14 cited sources · 10 pages
Plastic Processing Operator
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
Plumber
Moderate employability · 14 cited sources · 9 pages
Pump Operator cum Mechanic
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 10 pages
Refractory Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician
Moderate employability · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Rubber Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
SemiConductor Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
Sheet Metal Worker
Moderate employability · 16 cited sources · 10 pages
Small Hydro Power Plant Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Solar Technician (Electrical)
Moderate employability · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
Spinning Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Stone Mining Machine Operator
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Stone Processing Machine Operator
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Surveyor
Moderate employability · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
Technician Electronics System Design and Repair
Moderate employability · 20 cited sources · 10 pages
Technician Mechatronics
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 10 pages
Technician Medical Electronics
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Technician Power Electronics Systems
Moderate employability · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Textile Mechatronics
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Textile Wet Processing Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
Tool and Die Maker (Dies and Moulds)
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
Tool and Die Maker (Press Tools, Jigs and Fixtures)
Uncertain outcomes · 15 cited sources · 9 pages
Turner
Moderate employability · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Vessel Navigator
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 9 pages
Virtual Analysis and Designer
Moderate employability · 19 cited sources · 9 pages
Warehouse Technician
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 11 pages
Weaving Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Welder
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Welder (Fabrication and Fitting)
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
Welder (GMAW and GTAW)
Uncertain outcomes · 20 cited sources · 10 pages
Welder (Pipe)
Uncertain outcomes · 16 cited sources · 9 pages
Welder (Structural)
Moderate employability · 16 cited sources · 10 pages
Welder (Welding and Inspection)
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 10 pages
Wind Plant Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Wireman
Moderate employability · 18 cited sources · 9 pages
Wood Work Technician
Uncertain outcomes · 17 cited sources · 10 pages
