SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202431151
Mechanical engineering technician
Mechanical engineering technician performs technical tasks, normally under the direction of a mechanical engineer, contributory to design, development, manufacture, construction, installation, efficient operation, maintenance and repair of mechanically functioning plant and equipment. He/she exercises technical supervision and control and guidance to workers engaged in manufacture, installation, repair and maintenance of mechanically functioning plant and equipment and ensures compliance with specifications and safety standards.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Mechanical engineering technician performs technical tasks, normally under the direction of a mechanical engineer, contributory to design, development, manufacture, construction, installation, efficient operation, maintenance and repair of mechanically functioning plant and equipment. He/she exercises technical supervision and control and guidance to workers engaged in manufacture, installation, repair and maintenance of mechanically functioning plant and equipment and ensures compliance with specifications and safety standards.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Gas turbine technician • Marine mechanical engineering technician • Mechanical equipment technician • Optomechanical technician
Elsewhere
• Assistant mechanical engineer, see 31004 • Automotive engineering technician, see 31212 • Mechatronics technician, see 31291 • Agricultural machinery fitter, see 72390 • Industrial machinery mechanic, see 72390 • Machinery mechanic, see 72390
Hierarchy context
Correspondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 31151 — Mechanical engineering technician
ISCO-08
- 3115 — Mechanical engineering technicians
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.