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Software & IT

technical support engineer

Learned from 9 real résumés for this role.

Across 9 real U.S. résumés for a technical support engineer, the most distinctive skills are Program, Test Procedures and Latency — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Program
33% have it · 2702.6× vs average
Test Procedures
33% have it · 2162.1× vs average
Latency
33% have it · 1801.8× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

program
2702.6×
33% · N=3
test procedures
2162.1×
33% · N=3
latency
1801.8×
33% · N=3
marketing material
1410.1×
33% · N=3
delegation
754.2×
33% · N=3
data migrations
675.7×
33% · N=3
jee
635.9×
33% · N=3
diagnose
334.4×
33% · N=3
customer experience
300.3×
33% · N=3
problem-solving
161.3×
33% · N=3
multitasking
144.8×
33% · N=3
authentication
136.8×
33% · N=3
electrical
73.2×
33% · N=3
database management
46.1×
67% · N=6
it security
51.7×
33% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

technical support specialist15% · N=9database administrator5% · N=3associate consultant5% · N=3junior database administrator5% · N=3project manager5% · N=3it help desk5% · N=3system engineer5% · N=3it support specialist5% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

it administrator5% · N=6noc technician14% · N=3technical support consultant17% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Technical Support Engineer need?

In 9 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Program (33% have it), Test Procedures (33% have it), Latency (33% have it), Marketing Material (33% have it), Delegation (33% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Technical Support Engineer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Technical Support Specialist (15% of moves, N=9), Database Administrator (5% of moves, N=3), Associate Consultant (5% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Technical Support Engineer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are It Administrator (5% of arrivals, N=6), Noc Technician (14% of arrivals, N=3), Technical Support Consultant (17% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Technical Support Engineer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 9 of them are Technical Support Engineer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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