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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 “Quality Control Technician (QC Technician)”
- Test and analyze samples from potential underground carbon sequestration sites.
- Prepare or review professional, technical, or other reports regarding sampling, testing, or recommendations of data analysis.
- Inspect engines for wear or defective parts, using equipment or measuring devices.
- Participate in the evaluation of possible geothermal energy plant locations.
- Prepare notes, sketches, geological maps, or cross sections.
- Assess the environmental impacts of development projects on subsurface materials.
- Test and analyze samples to determine their content and characteristics, using laboratory apparatus or testing equipment.
- Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.
- Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.
- Adjust or repair testing, electrical, or mechanical equipment or devices.
- Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.
- Assemble, operate, or maintain field or laboratory testing, measuring, or mechanical equipment.
- 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.
- Supervise well exploration, drilling activities, or well completions.
- Compile, log, or record testing or operational data for review and further analysis.
- Participate in geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrographic, or oceanographic surveys, prospecting field trips, exploratory drilling, well logging, or underground mine survey programs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laboratory pulverizers
- Gas chromatography equipment
- Shatterboxes
- Water sampling bailers
- Total sulfur analyzers
- Digital micropipettes
- Digital cameras
- Gravitational field indicators
- Digital hydrometers
- Ground penetrating radar GPR systems
- Conductivity indicators
- Glass beakers
- Laptop computers
- Microwave digestion systems
- Chipmunk crushers
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Inductively coupled plasma ICP optical emission spectrometers
- Terrain conductivity meters
- Glass graduated cylinders
- Glass laboratory crucibles
- Glass funnels
- Heated magnetic stirrers
- Laboratory sieves
- Sample microsplitters
- Laboratory drying ovens
- Single crystal x ray diffractometers
- Phase contrast microscopes
- Volumetric flasks
- Water distillation units
- Desktop computers
- Mass spectrometers
- Dissolved organic carbon analyzers
- Cryogenic magnetometers
- Digital pH meters
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Spectrophotometers
- Fluorescence spectrophotometers
- Digital chlorine testers
- Carbon hydrogen nitrogen CHN analyzers
- Spinner magnetometers
- Sieve shakers
- Personal computers
- Glass dropping pipettes
- Proton magnetometers
- Optical particle detectors
- Rotary pulverizers
- Portable dataloggers
- General purpose burets
- Digital seismographs
- Piezometers
- High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
- Binocular polarizing microscopes
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Automatic burets
- Jaw crushers
- Electronic distance meters
- Groundwater sampling peristaltic pumps
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
- Calorimeters
- Top-loading electronic balances
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Dissolved salt meters
- Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
- Dissolved oxygen meters
- Turbidimeters
- Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Rock saws
- Electronic laboratory balances
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Golden Software Surfer
- Microsoft Excel
- Surface III
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Clark Labs IDRISI Andes
- Landmark GeoGraphix
- Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Microsoft Word
- Martin D Adamiker's TruFlite
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
- Parallel Geoscience SPW
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Midland Valley 2DMove