Abstract: Employment is the greatest livelihood in China. In order to adapt to the needs of industrial up-grading, promote the precise positioning of talent cultivation goals in vocational colleges , and promote theintegration and compatibility of the industrial chain and talent chain , this aticle takes Kunming Metallur-gy College as an example. Based on the regional characteristics of students' employment, and with thesupport of big data technology, we conduct data mining on mainstream recruitment websites in society.Statistical analysis was conducted on the recruitment markets and information related to metallurgical andmining talents in 16 provinces in the southern region. Through the analysis of the current developmentstatus, technical skill demand structure , supply and demand relationship , and typical professions of themetallurgical and mining industries , it can be found that with the development of transformation and upgrading, not only in central and westem regions of Yunnan, but also in provinces and cities with higheroverall economic development levels in the eastern coastal areas , the demand for metallurgical and miningtalents is also large. The vast majority of metallurgical and mining positions require professional talentsmainly at undergraduate level. Professional abilities with high social demand are mainly concentrated inheat treatment, metal materials, processes, machinery, design , etc. , while general abilities are mainlconcentrated in communication and expression skills, team cooperation, sense of responsibility, etc.Compared with the talent cultivation and matching situation of Kunming Metallurgy College , high-frequen.cy abilities are reflected in the training specifications of metallurgical and mining majors at our schoolwhich are highly matched with social needs. Kunming Metallurgy College can achieve leapfrog develop.ment in talent quality by exploring new enrollment methods and establishing vocational undergraduate pro-grams.

Key words: metallurgy and mining, social demand for talent, industrial structure, transformation and up-grading, talent training