Science and engineering
Mining engineer and metallurgist
Key facts
Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +2.2% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals (ISCO 2146). Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals conduct research on, design, develop and maintain commercial-scale methods of extracting metals from their ores, or minerals, water, oil or gas from the earth, and of developing new alloys, ceramic and other materials, or study and advise on mining or metallurgical aspects of particular materials, products or processes.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
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Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
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- assayer
- biofuel engineer
- biofuel specialist
- blasting engineer
- chemical analyst
- chemical engineer
- chemical metallurgist
- chemical metallurgists
- chemical metallurgy analyst
- chemical metallurgy research analyst
- chemical metallurgy research scientist
- chemical metallurgy researcher
- chemical metallurgy adviser
- chemical metallurgy consultant
- chemical metallurgy expert
- chemical metallurgy scholar
- chemical metallurgy science researcher
- chemical metallurgy scientist
- chemical metallurgy specialist
- chemical technician
- chemical technicians
- chemical tester
- chemical testers
- chemicals metallurgist
- consultant metallurgist
- development engineer
- drill & blast engineer
- drill and blast engineer
- drilling & blasting engineer
- drilling and blasting engineer
- drilling and blasting supervisor
- drilling and completion engineer
- drilling engineer
- drilling expert
- drilling technician
- earth driller
- explosives engineer
- extraction metallurgist
- facility manager
- fire assayer
- forging engineer
- fuel chemist
- fuel engineer
- fuel specialist
- fuel system engineer
- gas engineer
- gas liquids engineer
- gas rig driller
- gasfield driller
- geo-science technician
- gold assayer
- industrial health and safety engineer
- liquid fuel engineer
- liquid fuel system maintenance engineer
- materials expert
- metal assayer
- metal tester
- metallurgist
- mine development engineer
- mine development engineers
- mine development expert
- mine development experts
- mine development manager
- mine development managers
- mine engineer
- mine health and safety engineer
- mine health and safety engineers
- mine planning engineer
- mine planning supervisor
- mine production scheduler
- mine project engineer
- mine safety engineer
- mineral driller
- mineral engineer
- mineral processing engineer
- mineral processing engineers
- mineralogy assayer
- mining assayer
- mining engineer
- mining health and safety engineer
- mining operations scheduler
- munitions engineer
- natural gas engineer
- natural gas specialist
- offshore drilling engineer
- oil and gas engineer
- oil rig driller
- oilfield driller
- ordnance engineer
- petrol engineer
- petrol specialist
- petroleum engineer
- petroleum engineers
- petroleum geologist
- petroleum production technician
- physical metallurgist
- precious metal assayer
- process metallurgist
- process metallurgy analyst
- process metallurgy research analyst
- process metallurgy research scientist
- process metallurgy researcher
- process metallurgy adviser
- process metallurgy consultant
- process metallurgy expert
- process metallurgy scholar
- process metallurgy science researcher
- process metallurgy scientist
- process metallurgy specialist
- processing metallurgist
- quarry engineer
- quarry manager
- reservoir engineer
- rig driller
- senior metallurgist
- senior mineralogist
- senior processing engineer
- silver assayer
- steel industry expert
- steel industry experts
- surface manager
- surface mine planning engineer
- wells engineer
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.