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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Chemical Laboratory Tester (Chemical Lab Tester)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #319 of 702. Estimated risk: 57.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Chemical Laboratory Tester (Chemical Lab Tester)” 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%

“Chemical Laboratory Tester (Chemical Lab Tester)” 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

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

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

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

  • Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.

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

  • Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

  • Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.

  • Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.

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

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

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

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

  • Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.

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

  • Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

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

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  • Torsion balances
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  • Pirani gauges
  • Turbidimeters
  • Photo detectors
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  • Lecture bottles
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  • Reaction flasks
  • Drying pistols
  • Safety gloves
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  • Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
  • Bourdon gauges
  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Graphite furnaces
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Benchtop centrifuges
  • Mortars and pestles
  • Aneroid barometers
  • Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry LC/MS equipment
  • Flame ionization detectors FID
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  • Beckmann thermometers
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  • Differential refractometers
  • Polarimeters
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  • Finger pumps
  • Glass tubing
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Flame photometers
  • Dye lasers
  • Laboratory balances
  • Single-pan balances
  • Spectrophotometers
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  • Laboratory tongs
  • Glass laboratory crucibles
  • Volumetric flasks
  • Unequal-arm balances
  • Automated polarimeters
  • Infrared IR spectroscopes
  • Bimetallic strip thermometers
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  • Graphing calculators
  • Automated microviscometers
  • Lyophilizers
  • Infrared lamps
  • Photocells
  • Geiger-Muller counters
  • Gooch crucibles
  • Westphal balances
  • Optical beamsplitting devices
  • Chromatography developing tanks
  • Laboratory heating plates
  • Ion exchange chromatography equipment
  • Laboratory pressing equipment
  • Titrators
  • Bunsen burners
  • Utility clamps
  • Gravitational field indicators
  • Polarizers
  • Magnetic agitators
  • Fluorimeters
  • Optical pyrometers
  • Refrigerated coolers
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • Pull spring balances
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  • Organic carbon analyzers
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  • Fire extinguishers
  • Heating mantles
  • Homogenizers
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  • Electronic toploading balances
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  • High pressure sodium lamps
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  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Coulometers
  • Volume displacement pumps
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  • U-tube manometers
  • Muffle furnaces
  • Molecular stills
  • Deuterium lamps
  • Magnetic stirring bars
  • Personal computers
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