Where a materials engineer can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a materials engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Materials engineers research and design new or improved materials for a diverse number of applications. They analyse the composition of materials, conduct experiments, and develop new materials for industry-specific use that can range from rubber, to textiles, glass, metals, and chemicals. They advise companies in damage assessments, quality assurance of materials, and recycling of materials.
- Highest coverage recorded
- 49%
- Destinations
- 5each with a full record
- Within reach
- 0difficulty under 55
- Skills on file
- 47required or supplementary
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
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materials engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a materials engineer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.