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design scientific equipment

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Design new equipment or adapt existing equipment to aid scientists in gathering and analysing data and samples.

design scientific equipment — design new equipment or adapt existing equipment to aid scientists in gathering and analysing data and samples. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 50.68/100) — 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 1 occupations in our catalogue, including precision engineer.

Category: skills › designing industrial materials, systems or products SCI: 50.68/100 Also known as: plan scientific equipment, develop scientific equipment, prepare scientific equipment, scientific equipment design

Occupations that require design scientific equipment

Showing top 1 of 1 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

precision engineer · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is design scientific equipment?

Design new equipment or adapt existing equipment to aid scientists in gathering and analysing data and samples.

What category of skill is design scientific equipment?

ESCO classifies design scientific equipment under the skills category, specifically in the designing industrial materials, systems or products subcategory.

Is design scientific equipment an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 50.68/100) — 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 design scientific equipment?

In our catalogue, 1 occupations list design scientific equipment as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include precision engineer.

How transferable is design scientific equipment between industries?

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

Is design scientific equipment the same as plan scientific equipment?

Yes — design scientific equipment is also known as plan scientific equipment, develop scientific equipment, prepare scientific equipment, or scientific equipment design. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn design scientific equipment?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands design scientific equipment 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.