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create technical plans

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Create detailed technical plans of machinery, equipment, tools and other products.

create technical plans — create detailed technical plans of machinery, equipment, tools and other products. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 52.64/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 7 occupations in our catalogue, including civil drafter, electromechanical drafter, mechanical engineering drafter, and product development engineering drafter.

Category: skills › developing operational policies and procedures SCI: 52.64/100 Also known as: create industrial plans, create mechanical plans, create technical blueprints, create plans concerning technical details

Occupations that require create technical plans

Showing top 7 of 7 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

civil drafter · 🤖 5.0/10
electromechanical drafter · 🤖 5.0/10
mechanical engineering drafter · 🤖 5.0/10
product development engineering drafter · 🤖 5.0/10
rolling stock engineering drafter · 🤖 5.0/10
integrated circuit design engineer · 🤖 5.5/10
printed circuit board designer · 🤖 5.5/10

Frequently asked questions

What is create technical plans?

Create detailed technical plans of machinery, equipment, tools and other products.

What category of skill is create technical plans?

ESCO classifies create technical plans under the skills category, specifically in the developing operational policies and procedures subcategory.

Is create technical plans an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 52.64/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require create technical plans?

In our catalogue, 7 occupations list create technical plans as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include civil drafter, electromechanical drafter, mechanical engineering drafter, product development engineering drafter, rolling stock engineering drafter, integrated circuit design engineer.

How transferable is create technical plans between industries?

ESCO tags create technical plans as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is create technical plans the same as create industrial plans?

Yes — create technical plans is also known as create industrial plans, create mechanical plans, create technical blueprints, or create plans concerning technical details. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn create technical plans?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands create technical plans and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.