The Collar360

Metallurgist

Other names

steel industry experts, extraction metallurgist, physical metallurgist, chemical technician, forging engineer, consultant metallurgist

Mining engineering and management

They work with metals like iron, steel and copper, test them, and find ways to make them into new shapes that are strong.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.

  2. 2

    Review new product plans, and make recommendations for material selection, based on design objectives such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.

  3. 3

    Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.

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Sources

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

Official record

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

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
ingénieur métallurgiste/ingénieure métallurgiste
español
metalúrgico/metalúrgica
العربية
العالم معادن / عالمة معادن
português
Engenheiro metalúrgico/Engenheira metalúrgica
Deutsch
Metallurge/Metallurgin
italiano
ingegnere metallurgico

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