Career Overlap Occupation record
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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.

Also known as steel industry experts, extraction metallurgist, chemical tester, physical metallurgist, chemical technician, forging engineer, consultant metallurgist.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
chemical tester 51% covered metallurgical technician 51% covered geotechnician 45% covered geochemist 40% covered heat treatment furnace operat… 37% covered metallurgist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from metallurgist, 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 metallurgist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A metallurgist needs 17 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
  • shape metal over anvils handling and moving
  • conduct metallurgical structural analysis information skills
  • alloys of precious metals engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • assess suitability of metal types for specific application information skills
  • perform metal work constructing
  • work in metal manufacture teams communication, collaboration and creativity
  • precious metals engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • metal and metal ore products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • join metals constructing
  • precious metal processing arts and humanities
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Metallurgist 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 metallurgist’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.