Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a metallurgist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a metallurgist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Metallurgists specialise in the extraction and processing of metals such as iron, steel, zinc, copper and aluminium. They work to mold or combine both pure and mixed metals (alloys) into new shapes and properties. Metallurgists handle the extraction of metal ores and develop their use in metal processing techniques. They may work in both manufacturing or do scientific research about the performance of metals.

Professionals 50 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: chemical tester, 51%

chemical tester 51% covered metallurgical technician 51% covered geotechnician 45% covered geochemist 40% covered heat treatment furnace operat… 37% covered metallurgist You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from metallurgist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a metallurgist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a metallurgist 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.