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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 “Chemistry Research Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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