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Competences — assayer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/808b5940-8092-4f08-bc37-9b60ee5761d8).

Essential

  • analytical chemistry (knowledge)
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory (skill/competence)
  • characteristics of precious metals (knowledge)
  • chemical processes (knowledge)
  • chemistry (knowledge)
  • good laboratory practice (knowledge)
  • handle chemicals (skill/competence)
  • identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
  • laboratory techniques (knowledge)
  • metal and metal ore products (knowledge)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • precious metals (knowledge)
  • separate metals from ores (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • test raw minerals (skill/competence)
  • use chemical analysis equipment (skill/competence)

Optional

  • geology (knowledge)
  • heat jewellery metals (skill/competence)
  • jewellery processes (knowledge)
  • label samples (skill/competence)
  • manage chemical testing procedures (skill/competence)
  • manufacturing of jewellery (knowledge)
  • physics (knowledge)
  • prepare chemical samples (skill/competence)
  • record test data (skill/competence)
  • report test findings (skill/competence)
  • supervise laboratory operations (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 56 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 32 %
  • chemical analysis — 23 %