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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 “Colorist Formulator”

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

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Aneroid barometers
pH indicators
Bimetallic strip thermometers
Glass tubing
Laminar flow burners
Mercury barometers
McLeod gauges
Velometers
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Agitation tanks
High pressure sodium lamps
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Westphal balances
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Radioisotope fume hoods
Titrators
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Turbidimeters
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Liquid transfer pumps
Triple beam balances
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Torsion balances
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Laboratory balances
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Muffle furnaces
Glass laboratory crucibles
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Laboratory tongs
Automatic buret cleaners
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Rotary evaporators
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Geiger-Muller counters
Differential scanning calorimeters
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Ultracentrifuges
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Homogenizers
Ruby lasers
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Gas leak detectors
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Gas burners
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Laboratory flasks
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Lyophilizers
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Optical compound microscopes
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Digital handheld thermometers
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Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
Rheometers
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Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
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Hirsch funnels
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Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
Dissolved oxygen meters
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Differential refractometers
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Single-pan balances
Sample crushers
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Refrigerated coolers
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Ionization gauges
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Infrared IR spectroscopes
Safety gloves
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Ion exchange chromatography equipment
Explosion-proof fume hoods
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