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