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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Colorist Formulator” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #319 of 702. Estimated risk: 57.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Colorist Formulator” 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%

“Colorist Formulator” 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 new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

  • Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.

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

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

  • Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.

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

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

  • Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.

  • Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.

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

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  • Ion exchange chromatography equipment
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  • Flame ionization detectors FID
  • Hazardous material protective clothing
  • Single-pan balances
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Gas burners
  • Pressure gauges
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • Photo detectors
  • U-tube manometers
  • Laboratory tongs
  • Flame photometers
  • Laminar flow burners
  • Titrators
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  • Liquid-filled remote thermometers
  • Capillary tubing
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  • Ultraviolet UV lamps
  • Fluid scintillation counters
  • Tension gauges
  • Glass laboratory crucibles
  • Laboratory heating plates
  • Prisms
  • Safety goggles
  • Differential refractometers
  • Thermocouples
  • Comparators
  • Immersion heaters
  • Dye lasers
  • Automated polarimeters
  • Ruby lasers
  • Volume displacement pumps
  • Dissolved oxygen meters
  • Coulometers
  • Utility clamps
  • Benchtop centrifuges
  • Hirsch funnels
  • Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
  • Agitation tanks
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  • Fluorimeters
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  • Desktop computers
  • Electronic toploading balances
  • Glass tubing
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  • Water aspirators
  • Gas drying tubes
  • Geiger-Muller counters
  • Cooling baths
  • Gas leak detectors
  • Laboratory balances
  • Safety glasses
  • Optical pyrometers
  • Molecular stills
  • Photocells
  • Test tube clamps
  • Canister gas masks
  • Exhaust hoods
  • Personal computers
  • Graphing calculators
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  • Mercury barometers
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  • Unequal-arm balances
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  • Torsion balances
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  • Westphal balances
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  • Bell jars
  • Magnetic stirring bars
  • Volumetric glass pipettes
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