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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Chemical 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 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 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

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

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

  • Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

  • Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.

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

  • Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.

  • 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.

  • Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.

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

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

  • Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.

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

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

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

  • Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

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  • Fluorimeters
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  • Sample crushers
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  • Dye lasers
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  • McLeod gauges
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  • Gas drying tubes
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  • Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
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  • Automatic buret cleaners
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  • Differential scanning calorimeters
  • Pressure gauges
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  • Optical pyrometers
  • Ruby lasers
  • Westphal balances
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  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Bourdon gauges
  • Homogenizers
  • Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
  • Automated microviscometers
  • Flame photometers
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  • Cooling baths
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  • Velometers
  • Deuterium lamps
  • Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry LC/MS equipment
  • Triple beam balances
  • Lasers
  • Glass laboratory crucibles
  • Graphing calculators
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Photo detectors
  • Laboratory drying ovens
  • Beckmann thermometers
  • Safety glasses
  • Liquid-filled remote thermometers
  • Face shields
  • Differential refractometers
  • Chromatography developing tanks
  • Eyewash fountains
  • Agitation tanks
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Refrigerated coolers
  • Safety showers
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  • Unequal-arm balances
  • Rheometers
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  • Automated polarimeters
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  • Cork borer sets
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  • Thinlayer chromatography analyzers
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  • Pull spring balances
  • Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
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  • Torsion balances
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  • Liquid chromatography equipment
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