Metallurgical technician
Code 3117.3
Metallurgical technicians provide technical support in researching and performing experiments on minerals, metals, alloys, oil and gas. They also assist in improving the methods of extraction.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- alloys of precious metals
- precious metals
- metal drawing processes
- corrosion types
- types of metal
- ferrous metal processing
- non-ferrous metal processing
- precious metal processing
Skills and competences
- analyse test data
- analyse experimental laboratory data
- test raw minerals
- perform sample testing
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- maintain laboratory equipment
- conduct field work
- record test data
Transversal competences
- interpret extraction data
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences