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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 “Formulator Compounder”

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

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Laboratory drying ovens
Magnetic agitators
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Laboratory heating plates
Ultraviolet UV light detectors
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Cork borer sets
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Hazardous material protective clothing
Sample crushers
Aneroid barometers
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Mercury vapor lamps
Viscosity meters
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Titrators
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Atomic emissions spectroscopes
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Gooch crucibles
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Automatic buret cleaners
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Laminar flow burners
Evaporating dishes
Optical compound microscopes
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Safety gloves
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Beckmann thermometers
pH indicators
High pressure sodium lamps
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Laboratory blenders
Filter pumps
Ball mills
Glass burets
Radiation detectors
Reflux condensers
Bourdon gauges
Prisms
Ultracentrifuges
Triple beam balances
Infrared IR spectroscopes
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Westphal balances
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Comparators
Fluorimeters
Dye lasers
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Gas chromatography equipment
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Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
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Differential scanning calorimeters
Liquid-filled remote thermometers
Laboratory pressing equipment
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Rotameters
Geiger-Muller counters
Reaction flasks
Explosion-proof fume hoods

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