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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 49,770.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 23.00
Currently, there are 65,510 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Chemical Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Chemical Laboratory Assistant”

Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.
Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.
Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.
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.
Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.
Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.
Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.
Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.
Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.
Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.

Related Technology & Tools

Vacuum gauges
Volumetric flasks
Water aspirators
Thermal conductivity detectors
Comparators
Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry LC/MS equipment
Reaction flasks
Refrigerated coolers
Test tube clamps
Polarimeters
Gooch crucibles
Gas burners
Bubble flow meters
Molecular stills
Dessicators
Glass tubing
Dissolved oxygen meters
Laboratory drying ovens
Mercury vapor lamps
Liquid chromatography equipment
Torsion balances
Buchner funnels
Gravity convection ovens
Canister gas masks
Spectrophotometers
Drying pistols
Laboratory heating plates
Heating mantles
Infrared lamps
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Optical compound microscopes
Organic carbon analyzers
Face shields
Volumetric glass pipettes
Pressure gauges
Bell jars
Laboratory balances
Hot air blowers
Capillary tubing
Chromatography microsyringes
Evaporating dishes
Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
Eyewash fountains
Ion exchange chromatography equipment
pH indicators
Liquid transfer pumps
Coulometers
Meker burners
Monochromators
Gas chromatography equipment
Cork borer sets
Mortars and pestles
Infrared IR spectroscopes
Single-pan balances
High pressure sodium lamps
Differential refractometers
Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
Mercury barometers
Laboratory centrifugal pumps
Chromatography developing tanks
Vacuum flask traps
Perchloric acid hoods
Triple beam balances
Fire extinguishers
Gravitational field indicators
Flame photometers
Hollow cathode lamps
Explosion-proof fume hoods
Magnetic agitators
Laboratory blenders
Evaporator rotators
Lyophilizers
Safety goggles
Ultracentrifuges
Steam baths
Liquid-filled remote thermometers
Gas leak detectors
Optical beamsplitting devices
Pull spring balances
Laboratory flasks
Radioisotope fume hoods
Graphing calculators
Claisen flasks
Bubble-cap fractionating columns
Distilling condensers
Thermocouples
Ammeters
Unequal-arm balances
Ruby lasers
U-tube manometers
Benchtop centrifuges
Utility clamps
Desktop computers
Rheometers
Computer-controlled pumps
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Polarizers
Mass spectrometers
Filter pumps
Metering pumps
Hazardous material protective clothing
Photocells
Titrators
Cooling baths
Laboratory vacuum hand pumps
Velometers
Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
Voltmeters
Beckmann thermometers
Ionization gauges
Homogenizers
Constant temperature water baths
Lecture bottles
Westphal balances
Asbestos gloves
Fluid scintillation counters
Graphite furnaces
Ball mills
Autotitrators
Radiation detectors
Atomic emissions spectroscopes
Safety gloves
Flame ionization detectors FID
Photomultiplier tubes
Viscosity meters
Bomb calorimeters
Vapor monitor badges
Personal computers
Transfer pipettes
Volume displacement pumps
Electronic toploading balances
Dye lasers
Immersion heaters
Mainframe computers
Automated microviscometers
Automated polarimeters
Sample crushers
Deuterium lamps
Digital handheld thermometers
Turbidimeters
Bourdon gauges
Laboratory tongs
Automatic pipette cleaners
Geiger-Muller counters
Dust and particulate respirators
Ultraviolet UV light detectors
Tension gauges
Photo detectors
Bunsen burners
Lasers
Muffle furnaces
Cartesian manostats
Diffusion pumps
Nebulizers
Rotameters
Agitation tanks
Plastic cuvettes
Prisms
Glass laboratory crucibles
Optical pyrometers
Exhaust hoods
Laminar flow burners
Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
Laboratory pressing equipment
Closed-end manometers
Automatic buret cleaners
Hirsch funnels
Automatic burets
Bimetallic strip thermometers
Pirani gauges
Gas drying tubes
Thinlayer chromatography analyzers
Differential scanning calorimeters
Reflux condensers
Aneroid barometers
Hydrometers
Abbe refractometers
McLeod gauges
Safety showers
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Magnetic stirring bars
Multimeters
Safety glasses
Fluorimeters
Finger pumps
Pycnometers
Rotary evaporators
Glass burets

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