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Material testing technician

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

Other denominations:
Material tester Material testing technician Material testing technologist Material testing technology analyst Material testing technology research analyst Material testing technology research scientist Material testing technology researcher Material testing technology scholar Material testing technology science researcher Material testing technology scientist Material testing technology studies analyst Material testing technology studies research analyst Material testing technology studies research scientist Material testing technology studies researcher Material testing technology studies scholar Material testing technology studies scientist Materials tester Materials testing technician Materials testing technologist

Material testing technicians perform a variety of tests on materials such as soils, concrete, masonry and asphalt, in order to verify conformance to intended usage cases and specifications.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Collecting samples and preparing materials and equipment for experiments, tests and analyses;
(b) Carrying out routine laboratory tests and performing a variety of technical support functions to assist chemical and physical scientists in research, development, analysis and testing;
(c) Controlling the quality and quantity of laboratory supplies by testing samples and monitoring usage and preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for projects, according to the specifications given;
(d) Setting up, operating, and maintaining laboratory instruments and equipment, monitoring experiments, making observations, and calculating and recording results;
(e) Preparing materials for experimentation such as freezing and slicing specimens and mixing chemicals;
(f) Collecting and testing earth and water samples, recording observations and analysing data in support of geologists or geophysicists.

Knowledge

  • Chemistry
  • Building and civil engineering
  • Physics
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Biology

Digital competencies

  • Collecting and preparing specimens or materials for testing
  • Using precision instrumentation and equipment
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Testing and analysing substances
  • Conducting academic or market research

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

  • Working efficiently
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals

Sports and fitness workers

Fitness and recreation instructors and programme leaders

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

Fitness and recreation instructors and programme leaders

715

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

23,18%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

,69% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

78,87%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

6,18%

Part-time contracts

1,13% Turnover index

286

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-3%

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.

Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals

52%

48%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Legal, social, cultural and related associate 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

Sports and fitness workers

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?

Fitness and recreation instructors and programme leaders

No experience
12%
Less than 1 year
38%
Between 1 and 2 years
15%
Between 2 and 4 years
20%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
9%
Education
21%
Human health and social work activities
15%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
11%
Administrative and support service activities
10%
Manufacturing
10%
Others
33%

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.