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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 “Polymer Tester”

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

Related Technology & Tools

Ammeters
Nebulizers
Molecular stills
Radioisotope fume hoods
Refrigerated coolers
Cooling baths
Transfer pipettes
Optical pyrometers
Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
Distilling condensers
Fluorimeters
Autotitrators
Pycnometers
Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
Liquid transfer pumps
Rheometers
Evaporator rotators
Radiation detectors
Unequal-arm balances
Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry LC/MS equipment
Optical compound microscopes
Hollow cathode lamps
Abbe refractometers
Laboratory blenders
Hydrometers
Velometers
Bubble flow meters
Desktop computers
Turbidimeters
Safety gloves
Safety goggles
Claisen flasks
Test tube clamps
Dissolved oxygen meters
Chromatography microsyringes
Dessicators
Face shields
Dye lasers
Canister gas masks
Atomic emissions spectroscopes
Triple beam balances
pH indicators
Photo detectors
Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
Infrared IR spectroscopes
Metering pumps
Spectrophotometers
Mainframe computers
Photomultiplier tubes
Evaporating dishes
Hazardous material protective clothing
Thinlayer chromatography analyzers
Meker burners
Finger pumps
Plastic cuvettes
Flame ionization detectors FID
Bimetallic strip thermometers
Mortars and pestles
Ion exchange chromatography equipment
Muffle furnaces
Reaction flasks
Laboratory heating plates
Bell jars
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Coulometers
Ultraviolet UV light detectors
Cartesian manostats
Eyewash fountains
Comparators
Vacuum flask traps
Mass spectrometers
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Bourdon gauges
Bunsen burners
Sample crushers
Automated microviscometers
Cork borer sets
Photocells
Beckmann thermometers
Laboratory flasks
Laminar flow burners
Glass burets
Diffusion pumps
Titrators
Multimeters
Laboratory centrifugal pumps
Differential refractometers
Steam baths
Differential scanning calorimeters
Explosion-proof fume hoods
Single-pan balances
Gravitational field indicators
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Gas chromatography equipment
Laboratory drying ovens
Polarimeters
High pressure sodium lamps
Heating mantles
Dust and particulate respirators
Thermal conductivity detectors
Laboratory tongs
Automated polarimeters
Agitation tanks
Organic carbon analyzers
Glass tubing
Vacuum gauges
McLeod gauges
Gas drying tubes
Magnetic agitators
Exhaust hoods
Laboratory pressing equipment
Viscosity meters
Benchtop centrifuges
Gas leak detectors
Graphite furnaces
Ultracentrifuges
Monochromators
Lasers
Prisms
Ball mills
Mercury vapor lamps
Drying pistols
Geiger-Muller counters
Automatic burets
Ionization gauges
Ruby lasers
Thermocouples
Personal computers
Bubble-cap fractionating columns
Gravity convection ovens
Torsion balances
Filter pumps
Reflux condensers
Closed-end manometers
Chromatography developing tanks
Westphal balances
Graphing calculators
Voltmeters
Volumetric flasks
Digital handheld thermometers
Rotameters
Hirsch funnels
Bomb calorimeters
Pull spring balances
Rotary evaporators
Deuterium lamps
Safety showers
Gooch crucibles
Volumetric glass pipettes
Water aspirators
Computer-controlled pumps
Liquid-filled remote thermometers
Hot air blowers
Perchloric acid hoods
Capillary tubing
Utility clamps
Fire extinguishers
U-tube manometers
Vapor monitor badges
Lyophilizers
Infrared lamps
Pressure gauges
Electronic toploading balances
Automatic pipette cleaners
Gas burners
Pirani gauges
Liquid chromatography equipment
Flame photometers
Tension gauges
Buchner funnels
Optical beamsplitting devices
Glass laboratory crucibles
Immersion heaters
Safety glasses
Aneroid barometers
Fluid scintillation counters
Volume displacement pumps
Homogenizers
Magnetic stirring bars
Mercury barometers
Laboratory balances
Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
Polarizers
Constant temperature water baths
Asbestos gloves
Automatic buret cleaners
Lecture bottles
Laboratory vacuum hand pumps

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