2149-Engineering Professionals not Elsewhere Classified

Job Title: 

Engineering Professionals not Elsewhere Classified

Job Description: 

This unit group covers engineering professionals not classified elsewhere in minor group 214, or in minor group 215. For instance, the group includes those who conduct research, advise on or develop engineering procedures and solutions concerning workplace safety, biomedical engineering, optics, materials, nuclear power generation and explosives.

Tasks: 

Applying knowledge of engineering to the design, development, and evaluation of biological and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, and instrumentation

Specific Occupations: 

214901 - Biomedical Engineer
Description : Combines biology, engineering and medicine to help solve medical and scientific health problems.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Clinical Engineer

214902 - Explosive Ordnance Engineer
Description : Designs, tests, and coordinates development of explosive ordnance material.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No

214903 - Marine Salvage Engineer
Description : Plans, designs, organises and oversees the process of recovering a ship, its cargo, or other property after a shipwreck.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No

214904 - Quantity Surveyor
Description : Estimates and monitors construction costs from the feasibility stage, through tender preparation, to the construction period and beyond.
Green Occupation : Yes
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Building Economist, Construction Economist, Electrical Specifications Writer, Plumbing Estimator

214905 - Agricultural Engineer
Description : Performs and supervises engineering work related to the use and development of agricultural land, buildings, machines and equipment.
Green Occupation : Yes
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Agricultural Product Processing Engineer, Agricultural Structures and Facilities Engineer, Aqua Culture Engineer, Crop Production Mechanisation Engineer, Irrigation Engineer, Natural Resources Engineer

214906 - Agricultural Engineering Technologist
Description : Analyses and modifies new and existing engineering technologies relating to the use and development of agricultural land, buildings, machines and equipment.
Green Occupation : Yes
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Agricultural Product Processing Engineering Technologist, Agricultural Structures and Facilities Engineering Technologist, Aqua Culture Engineering Technologist, Crop Production Mechanisation Engineering Technologist, Irrigation Engineering Technologist, Natural Resources Engineering Technologist

214907 - Materials Engineer
Description : Plans and directs the engineering and commercial application of materials, manufacturing processes, products and related technologies.
Green Occupation : Yes
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Material Sciences Engineer, Materials and Non Destructive Testing Engineer

214908 - Materials Engineering Technologist
Description : Supports engineering teams to select and test materials for particular industrial and engineering uses and investigate materials related problems.
Green Occupation : Yes
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Materials and Non Destructive Testing Technologist, Materials Sciences Technologist, Materials Technologist, Optical Engineer

214909 - Microsystems Engineers
Description : Researches, designs, develops or tests microelectromecanical systems (MEMS) devices.
Green Occupation : Yes
Green Skill : NoTrade : No

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Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa