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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 “Water Analyst”

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

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Laboratory pressing equipment
Westphal balances
Optical compound microscopes
Photo detectors
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Bourdon gauges
Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
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Photocells
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Ultraviolet UV light detectors
Fluid scintillation counters
Filter pumps
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Automated polarimeters
Single-pan balances
Fire extinguishers
Liquid-filled remote thermometers
Muffle furnaces
U-tube manometers
Buchner funnels
Electronic toploading balances
Automatic pipette cleaners
Glass tubing
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Fluorimeters
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Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
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Optical beamsplitting devices
Transfer pipettes
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Laboratory vacuum pumps
Ruby lasers
Volumetric flasks
Gas leak detectors
Personal computers
Safety glasses
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Flame ionization detectors FID
Mercury vapor lamps
Spectrophotometers
Unequal-arm balances
Bubble flow meters
Cartesian manostats
Thinlayer chromatography analyzers
Mainframe computers
Atomic emissions spectroscopes
pH indicators
Refrigerated coolers
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Laboratory tongs
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Geiger-Muller counters
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Deuterium lamps
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Hirsch funnels
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Reaction flasks
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Infrared lamps
Ionization gauges
Pirani gauges
McLeod gauges
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Liquid chromatography equipment
Magnetic stirring bars
Gas burners
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Thermocouples
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Pressure gauges
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Triple beam balances
Laboratory centrifugal pumps
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Monochromators
Distilling condensers
Safety goggles
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Computer-controlled pumps
Laboratory heating plates
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Rheometers
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Velometers
Drying pistols
Infrared IR spectroscopes
Radiation detectors
Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry LC/MS equipment
Benchtop centrifuges
Autotitrators
Constant temperature water baths
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Mass spectrometers
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Bimetallic strip thermometers
Glass laboratory crucibles
Automatic burets
Multimeters
Sample crushers
Bomb calorimeters
Volumetric glass pipettes
Torsion balances
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Laboratory balances
Rotary evaporators
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Thermal conductivity detectors
Chromatography microsyringes
Evaporating dishes
Graphing calculators
Laboratory vacuum hand pumps
Liquid transfer pumps
Glass burets

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