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