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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Formulation Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #319 of 702. Estimated risk: 57.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Formulation 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%

“Formulation 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

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

  • Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

  • Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.

  • Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

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

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  • Graphite furnaces
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  • Safety showers
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  • Westphal balances
  • Polarimeters
  • Mass spectrometers
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  • Unequal-arm balances
  • High pressure sodium lamps
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  • Coulometers
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  • Single-pan balances
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  • Ball mills
  • Capillary tubing
  • Safety gloves
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  • Ruby lasers
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  • Pull spring balances
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  • Test tube clamps
  • Canister gas masks
  • Agitation tanks
  • Desktop computers
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  • Thermocouples
  • Glass laboratory crucibles
  • Hirsch funnels
  • Lecture bottles
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  • Lasers
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  • Transfer pipettes
  • Ionization gauges
  • Buchner funnels
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  • Dissolved oxygen meters
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  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
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  • Laboratory balances
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  • Flame ionization detectors FID
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  • Rotameters
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  • Meker burners
  • Tension gauges
  • Safety glasses
  • Automated polarimeters
  • Bubble flow meters
  • Laminar flow burners
  • Hazardous material protective clothing

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