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Overview
The work is fast, practical and close to production. Testers handle chemicals, organise reagents, run chemical tests on basic metals, monitor quality standards and report results that can affect manufacturing decisions.
In job descriptions, look for steel samples, metal manufacturing, chemical testing, reagents, safe chemical handling, quality standards, scientific reports, manufacturing teams and environmental or safety procedures.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Chemical tester work is close to the metal production line. Samples arrive from the shop, tests are run quickly, and the result can trigger a correction to the liquid metal before the process moves on.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes chemical processes, safe handling of chemicals, reagents, testing basic metals, manufacturing quality standards and concise scientific reporting. Some roles add laboratory research, environmental compliance or staff training in quality procedures.
Salary context
Pay should be compared through production-critical timing, chemical safety responsibility, type of metals tested, reporting authority and whether the tester advises staff or only reports results.
Career paths
A path may begin in laboratory assistance, metal production quality control or chemistry technician work. It can grow toward quality coordination, metallurgical testing, safety procedures or training others in sampling and reporting.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy names steel samples, liquid metal, on-site analysis, reagents, safety routines and who uses the test result. Those details separate this work from general laboratory testing.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is process metallurgist.
Explore this activityManufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Another occupation there is process metallurgist.
Explore this activityManufacture of other products of first processing of steel
Another possibility is this activity. Another occupation there is process metallurgist.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
24.2Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel24.3Manufacture of other products of first processing of steel24.5Casting of metals24.1Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
Alternative labels
Occupation group
chemist (2113.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a8ccc522-f57d-4800-a821-2e5c910e8301 |
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| ESCO code | 2113.1.3 |
| ISCO group | 2113 |
| Concept type | Occupation |