Metallurgist
Avg. Salary: $100,000-$130,000
A Bachelor of Science typically takes three years to complete, while a Bachelor of Engineering usually includes three years of undergraduate study and one year of honours for a total of four years
Metallurgical engineers design, develop and operate the industrial processes that transform source materials into the useful materials and manufactured products essential for the functioning of modern society. Industrial scale metallurgical operations carefully combine physical and chemical separation processes to efficiently extract, refine and recycle metals such as aluminium and copper.
- Study and apply physical methods for separating minerals from their ores using magnetic, electric, gravity or chemical methods
- Apply methods for extracting commercial quantities of minerals from their ores
- Improve process methods and prepare technical reports
- Develop and control methods of storing and treating waste material
A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline. This could be a Bachelor of Science majoring in Metallurgy, or a Bachelor of Engineering majoring in Metallurgical or Chemical Engineering.