PATHLENSA RISKATLAS.CO.ZA PRODUCT · SOUTH AFRICA
RISKATLAS.CO.ZA
Metallurgical Engineer
OFO Code: 214603
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 214603
- Occupation
- Metallurgical Engineer
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 2146 · Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Related Professionals
Official description
Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals conduct research on and , design and 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.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Corrosion Engineer, Flotation Metallurgical Engineer, Ore Processing Engineer, Extraction Engineer, Electrometallurgical Engineer, Physical Metallurgical Engineer, Welding Engineer, Extraction Metallurgical Engineer, Pyro Metallurgical Engineer, Alloy Design Engineer, Mining Process Engineer
- Determining drilling site and devising methods of controlling the flow of water, oil or gas from wells
- Maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other relevant specialists such as geologists and geophysicists
- Establishing safety standards and procedures and first-aid facilities, especially underground
- Planning and directing storage, initial treatment and transportation of water, oil or gas
- Determining most suitable methods of efficient mining and extraction, types of machinery to be used, planning layout and directing construction of shafts and tunnels
- Examining deposits or mines to evaluate profitability
- Determining the location and planning the extraction of coal, metallic ores, non-metallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel
- Investigating properties of metals and alloys, developing new alloys and advising on and supervising technical aspects of metal and alloy manufacture and processing
- Conducting research, developing methods of extracting metals from their ores and advising on their application
2. Demand status
Demand evidence not yet linked
This is an official OFO 2021 occupation. Demand status is separate evidence and is not inferred from inclusion in the OFO.
A national demand signal is not a promise of a vacancy in your town.
3. Salary evidence
No sourced salary record has been ingested for this OFO code yet.
Open remuneration history & calculator →4. Quick EE check
How much might Employment Equity matter in this job context?
Answer three quick questions for a rough read. This is workforce context, not a hiring decision.
Select the employer size and your profile to get a quick read.
5. Qualification
Qualification evidence pending.
Understand NQF levels, institutions & recognition → Build my qualification pathway →6. Study funding
Check all funding options, eligibility & obligations →A funding match will only be shown once a recognised qualification or study route has been identified.
7. Industry, sector and provincial context
National occupation classification. Industry and provincial context are shown only where a separate official source supports the link.
No source-backed modern OFO↔SIC 7 industry link has been ingested for this occupation yet. PathLens does not infer one from the job title.
Browse the official South African industry classification →8. Next steps — official links
9. Decision tools
10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned