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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Analytical Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #319 of 702. Estimated risk: 57.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Analytical Technician” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 55% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

53%

“Analytical Technician” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 53% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Chemical Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.

Avg. Annual Salary $61,300
Avg. Hourly Wage $29.47
Available Jobs (US) 55,640
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Chemical Technicians #19-4031
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Chemical Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.

  • Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.

  • Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.

  • Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.

  • Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.

  • Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

  • Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

  • Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.

  • Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.

  • Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

  • Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.

  • Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.

  • Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.

  • Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.

  • Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.

  • Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.

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  • Desktop computers
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  • Steam baths
  • Safety gloves
  • Sample crushers
  • Voltmeters
  • Safety glasses
  • Ultraviolet UV lamps
  • Rotameters
  • Buchner funnels
  • Safety showers
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  • Prisms
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  • Westphal balances
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  • Laboratory heating plates
  • Homogenizers
  • Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
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  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Laboratory balances
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  • Multimeters
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  • Deuterium lamps
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  • Lecture bottles
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  • Monochromators
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  • Coulometers
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  • Magnetic stirring bars
  • Titrators
  • Automated microviscometers
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  • Automatic pipette cleaners
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  • Ammeters
  • Ionization gauges
  • Magnetic agitators
  • Laboratory vacuum hand pumps
  • Refrigerated coolers
  • Geiger-Muller counters
  • Radioisotope fume hoods
  • Safety goggles
  • Automatic burets
  • Laboratory tongs
  • Chromatography microsyringes
  • Triple beam balances
  • Viscosity meters
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  • Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
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