Manipulate metal

Description

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of metal.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 10 occupations
  • Optional in 14 occupations
  • Total: 24 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Casting machine operator
    Casting machine operators operate casting machines to manipulate metal substances into shape. They set up and tend casting machines to process molten ferrous and non-ferrous metals…
  • Chemical metallurgist
    Chemical metallurgists are involved in the extraction of useable metals from ores and recycleable material. They study the properties of metal, such as corrosion and fatigue. Other…
  • Coppersmith
    Coppersmiths craft and repair items made of non-ferrous metals such as copper, brass and similar materials. They shape and form the raw materials into objects of practical or artis…
  • Process metallurgist
    Process metallurgists study the characteristics of ores including copper, nickel and iron ores and the performance of various metals and alloys.  Other titles The following job tit…
  • Prosthetic-orthotics technician
    Prosthetic-orthotics technicians design, create, fit and repair supportive devices, such as braces, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances. Includes peopl…
  • Tool grinder
    Tool grinder perform precision grinding processes on metal objects and tools. They grind, sharpen or smoothen metal surfaces using the appropriate tools and instruments. Tool grind…
  • Fitter and turner
    Fitters and turners use machine tools to create and modify metal parts according to set specifications in order to fit components for machinery. They ensure the finished components…
  • Metal products assembler
    Metal products assemblers fit and fasten metal materials according to strictly laid down procedures in order to produce various parts or final products using power tools, hand tool…
  • Metallurgist
    Metallurgists specialise in the extraction and processing of metals such as iron, steel, zinc, copper and aluminium. They work to mold or combine both pure and mixed metals (alloys…
  • Geochemist
    Geochemists study the characteristics and chemical elements in minerals, rocks and soils, and how they interact with hydrological systems. They coordinate the collection of samples…

Optional for

  • Metallurgical technician
    Metallurgical technicians provide technical support in researching and performing experiments on minerals, metals, alloys, oil and gas. They also assist in improving the methods of…
  • Model maker
    A Model Maker is a skilled professional who constructs detailed, scaled models of various objects, structures, or concepts for industries such as architecture, film, product design…
  • Cooper
    Coopers build barrels and related products made of segments of wood, like wooden buckets. They shape the wood, fit hoops around them, and shape the barrel to hold the…
  • Antique furniture reproducer
    Antique furniture reproducers duplicate and recreate antique furniture. They prepare drawings and templates of the article, create, fit and assemble parts and finish the article af…
  • Toymaker
    Toymakers create or reproduce hand-made objects for sale and exhibition made of various materials such as plastic, wood and textile. They develop, design and sketch the object, sel…
  • Recreation model maker
    Recreation model makers design and construct recreation scale models from various materials such as plastic, wood, wax and metals, mostly by hand. Minimum qualifications No formal …
  • Rolling stock assembler
    Rolling stock assemblers use hand tools, power tools and other equipment such as lifting equipment or robots to construct, fit and install prefabricated parts to manufacture rollin…
  • Slitter operator
    Slitter operators set up, operate, or tend machines, in order to cut, slit, bend, or straighten sheets of metal, paper, or other materials to specific widths. Slitter operators mus…
  • Upholsterer
    Upholsterers provide objects such as furniture, panels, orthopaedic devices, fixtures or vehicle parts with padding or soft covering. They can install, repair or replace the uphols…
  • Furniture upholsterer
    Furniture upholsterers provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing and covers. Sometimes they have to remove old padding, filling and broken strings before to replace them usi…
  • Electromechanical equipment assembler
    Electromechanical equipment assemblers read and interpret blueprints, drawings and instructions to assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices. They inspect and test …
  • Furniture assembler
    Furniture assemblers place together all parts of furniture and auxiliary items such as furniture legs and cushions. They may also fit springs or special mechanisms. Furniture assem…
  • Cabinet maker
    Cabinet makers build cabinets or other pieces of furniture by cutting, shaping and fitting pieces of wood. They use different kind of power and hand tools, such as lathes,…
  • Motor vehicle body assembler
    Motor vehicle body assemblers fasten motor vehicle body parts and components together such as frames, doors, chassis and hoods. They use hand tools, power tools and other equipment…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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