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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 “Viscosity Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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