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Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 2024

31161

Chemical engineering technician (excluding petroleum, natural gas and petrochemical)

Chemical engineering technician (excluding petroleum, natural gas and petrochemical) performs technical tasks, normally under the direction of a chemical engineer, contributory to development of processes for the chemical or physical transformation of substances on a commercial scale. He/she provides technical support and service to design, construct, operate, maintain and repair chemical plant. He/she exercises technical supervision and control of chemical processing operations, gives technical guidance to workers engaged in constructing, installing, maintaining and repairing chemical processing plant and ensures compliance with specifications and safety standards.

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

1

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

Official data

Official nameSingapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authorityDepartment of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authorityInland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
PurposeClassifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active versionSSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy levelUnit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Sourcehttps://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versionsSSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Chemical engineering technician (excluding petroleum, natural gas and petrochemical) performs technical tasks, normally under the direction of a chemical engineer, contributory to development of processes for the chemical or physical transformation of substances on a commercial scale. He/she provides technical support and service to design, construct, operate, maintain and repair chemical plant. He/she exercises technical supervision and control of chemical processing operations, gives technical guidance to workers engaged in constructing, installing, maintaining and repairing chemical processing plant and ensures compliance with specifications and safety standards.

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

•Ÿ  Chemical production quality technician •Ÿ  Pharmaceutical plant testing technician

Elsewhere

•Ÿ  Assistant chemical engineer, see 31005 •Ÿ  Chemistry technician, see 31111 •Ÿ  Chemicals cooker, see 31331 •Ÿ  Alcohol distiller, see 81311

Hierarchy context

3→31→311→3116→31161 Chemical engineering technician (excluding petroleum, natural gas and petrochemical)

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

  • 31161 — Chemical engineering technician (excluding petroleum, natural gas and petrochemical)

ISCO-08

  • 3116 — Chemical engineering technicians

Alphabetical index entries

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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