The Collar360

Assayer

Other names

chemical analyst, gold assayer, precious metal assayer, metal tester, geo-science technician, silver assayer, assay laboratory technician, fire assayer, mining assayer, metal assayer, mineralogy assayer

Mining engineering and management

They test metals like gold and silver with chemicals and other methods to find out what they are worth and are made of.

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  1. 1

    Test precious metals like silver and gold.

  2. 2

    Study metals to find out what they are made of.

  3. 3

    Work out the value of precious metals.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
essayeur/essayeuse
español
ensayador/ensayadora
العربية
فاحص / فاحصة
português
Ensaiador/Ensaiadora
Deutsch
Edelmetallprüfer/Edelmetallprüferin
italiano
saggiatore/saggiatrice

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