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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 Tester”

Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.
Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.
Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.
Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.
Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.
Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.
Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
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.
Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.
Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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