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Assayer

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Assay laboratory technician Assayer Chemical analyst Fire assayer Geo-science technician Gold assayer Metal assayer Metal tester Mineralogy assayer Mining assayer Precious metal assayer Silver assayer

Assayers test and analyse precious metals such as silver and gold to determine the value and properties of components using chemical and physical techniques. They also seperate precious metals or other components from other materials.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Determining the location and planning the extraction of coal, metallic ores, non-metallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel;
(b) Determining most suitable methods of efficient mining and extraction and types of machinery to be used, planning layout and directing construction of shafts and tunnels;
(c) Determining drilling site and devising methods of controlling the flow of water, oil or gas from wells;
(d) Planning and directing storage, initial treatment and transportation of water, oil or gas;
(e) Establishing safety standards and procedures and first-aid facilities, especially underground;
(f) Conducting research, developing methods of extracting metals from their ores and advising on their application;
(g) Investigating properties of metals and alloys, developing new alloys and advising on and supervising technical aspects of metal and alloy manufacture and processing;
(h) Maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other relevant specialists such as geologists and geophysicists;
(i) Examining deposits or mines to evaluate profitability.

Knowledge

  • Handicrafts
  • Chemistry
  • Chemical engineering and processes
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Biology

Digital competencies

  • Operating scientific and laboratory equipment
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Marking materials or objects for identification
  • Monitoring, inspecting and testing
  • Complying with health and safety procedures

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Communicating
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Leading others

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Science and engineering professionals

Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology)

Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals

12

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

16,00%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-10,00% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

83,33%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

11,11%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

8

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

48%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering professionals

59%

41%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology)

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals

No experience
5%
Less than 1 year
50%
Between 1 and 2 years
5%
Between 2 and 4 years
18%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
17%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
38%
Manufacturing
25%
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
11%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
6%
Information and communication
6%
Others
14%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.