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Job Description

Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 49,770.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 23.00
Currently, there are 65,510 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Chemical Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Paint Technician”

Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.
Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.
Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.
Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.
Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.
Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.
Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.
Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.
Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.

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Bomb calorimeters
Safety glasses
Velometers
Deuterium lamps
Lasers
Reaction flasks
Lecture bottles
Glass burets
Optical compound microscopes
Comparators
Dye lasers
Sample crushers
Radioisotope fume hoods
Closed-end manometers
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Ammeters
Thinlayer chromatography analyzers
Autotitrators
Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
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Hot air blowers
Beckmann thermometers
Fluid scintillation counters
Canister gas masks
Ion exchange chromatography equipment
Differential refractometers
Laboratory tongs
Eyewash fountains
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Mercury vapor lamps
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Optical pyrometers
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Exhaust hoods
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Geiger-Muller counters
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Laboratory balances
Laboratory flasks
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Bubble-cap fractionating columns
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Laboratory centrifugal pumps
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Refrigerated coolers
McLeod gauges
Meker burners
Ultracentrifuges
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Homogenizers
Liquid chromatography equipment
Thermocouples
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Cooling baths
Differential scanning calorimeters
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Graphite furnaces
Laboratory heating plates
Laboratory vacuum pumps
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Infrared lamps
Ionization gauges
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Constant temperature water baths
Atomic emissions spectroscopes
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Vacuum flask traps
Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry LC/MS equipment
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Benchtop centrifuges
Gas burners
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U-tube manometers
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Safety showers
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Polarizers
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Automatic buret cleaners
Gas chromatography equipment
Laboratory blenders
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Vapor monitor badges
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Personal computers
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Liquid transfer pumps
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