Career Overlap Occupation record
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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.

Also known as construction materials engineering expert, materials engineering consultant, building materials engineering consultant, ceramic engineer, building materials engineer, construction materials engineer, materials engineering adviser, material engineer, battery materials engineer, construction materials engineering adviser, advanced materials engineer, building materials engineering expert.

Professionals 47 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: chemical engineer, 49%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
chemical engineer 49% covered nanoengineer 47% covered surface engineer 34% covered production engineer 33% covered rolling stock engineer 32% covered materials engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from materials engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a materials engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A materials engineer needs 27 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • develop advanced materials information skills
  • sustainable building materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • thermoplastic materials natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • advanced materials natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • test materials information skills
  • integrated design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • develop material testing procedures information skills
  • forecast organisational risks information skills
  • composite materials natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • materials engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a materials engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Materials engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a materials engineer’s work. 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.