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