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Job Description
Test or analyze geological samples, crude oil, or minerals to detect presence of petroleum, gas, or mineral deposits indicating potential for exploration or production or to determine physical or chemical properties to ensure that products meet quality standards.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4041.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geological Sample Test Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Geological Sample Test Technicians
- Research Associate
- Quality Control Technician (QC Technician)
- Physical Science Technician
- Organic Section Technical Lead
- Materials Technician
- Laboratory Technician
- Environmental Sampling Technician
- Environmental Field Services Technician
- Electron Microprobe Operator
- Core Inspector
- Well Tester
- Well Logger
- Tester
- Test Technician
- Test Evaluator
- Test Engine Operator
- Test Engine Evaluator
- Temperature Logging Operator
- Specialist Field Engineer
- Petroleum Analyst
- Ore Tester
- Oil Well Logger
- Oil Tester
- Oil Laboratory Analyst
- Oil Field Tester
- Oil and Gas Exploration Technician
- Oil Analyst
- Mud Analysis Well-Logging Operator
- Mud Analysis Well-Logging Captain
- Mud Analysis Operator
- Mineral Technologist
- Laboratory Worker
- Laboratory Assistant
- Hydrology Technician
- Geotechnicial Properties Technician
- Geology Technician
- Geology Associate
- Geological Technician
- Gasoline Tester
- Gas Tester
- Gas Prover
- Gas Analyst
- Extractions Technologist
- Explorer
- Drilling Fluids Specialist
- Crude Tester
- Chalk Tester
- Acid Tester
Tasks for “Materials Technician”
- Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.
- Assemble, operate, or maintain field or laboratory testing, measuring, or mechanical equipment.
- Supervise well exploration, drilling activities, or well completions.
- Participate in the evaluation of possible geothermal energy plant locations.
- Inspect engines for wear or defective parts, using equipment or measuring devices.
- Test and analyze samples from potential underground carbon sequestration sites.
- Compile, log, or record testing or operational data for review and further analysis.
- Plot information from aerial photographs, well logs, section descriptions, or other databases.
- Prepare, transcribe, or analyze seismic, gravimetric, well log, or other geophysical or survey data.
- Adjust or repair testing, electrical, or mechanical equipment or devices.
- Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.
- Participate in geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrographic, or oceanographic surveys, prospecting field trips, exploratory drilling, well logging, or underground mine survey programs.
- Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.
- Prepare or review professional, technical, or other reports regarding sampling, testing, or recommendations of data analysis.
- Prepare notes, sketches, geological maps, or cross sections.
- Test and analyze samples to determine their content and characteristics, using laboratory apparatus or testing equipment.
- Assess the environmental impacts of development projects on subsurface materials.
Related Technology & Tools
- Turbidimeters
- Fluorescence spectrophotometers
- Rotary pulverizers
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Laboratory sieves
- Water sampling bailers
- Desktop computers
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Calorimeters
- Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Cryogenic magnetometers
- Personal computers
- Dissolved salt meters
- X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
- Laptop computers
- Gravitational field indicators
- Conductivity indicators
- Optical particle detectors
- Shatterboxes
- Mass spectrometers
- Ground penetrating radar GPR systems
- Chipmunk crushers
- Inductively coupled plasma ICP optical emission spectrometers
- Spinner magnetometers
- Proton magnetometers
- Groundwater sampling peristaltic pumps
- Dissolved oxygen meters
- Portable dataloggers
- Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
- Digital cameras
- Gas chromatography equipment
- Digital pH meters
- Microwave digestion systems
- Glass laboratory crucibles
- Dissolved organic carbon analyzers
- Digital chlorine testers
- Spectrophotometers
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Fluorescence microscopes
- General purpose burets
- Top-loading electronic balances
- Electronic distance meters
- Binocular polarizing microscopes
- Carbon hydrogen nitrogen CHN analyzers
- Glass funnels
- Digital hydrometers
- Glass graduated cylinders
- Automatic burets
- Digital seismographs
- Rock saws
- High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
- Sample microsplitters
- Piezometers
- Water distillation units
- Electronic laboratory balances
- Sieve shakers
- Single crystal x ray diffractometers
- Heated magnetic stirrers
- Jaw crushers
- Glass beakers
- Laboratory drying ovens
- Phase contrast microscopes
- Volumetric flasks
- Digital micropipettes
- Terrain conductivity meters
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Glass dropping pipettes
- Total sulfur analyzers
- Laboratory pulverizers
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Clark Labs IDRISI Andes
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM
- Parallel Geoscience SPW
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Landmark GeoGraphix
- Martin D Adamiker's TruFlite
- Golden Software Surfer
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Word
- Surface III
- Midland Valley 2DMove