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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 “Laboratory Analyst (Lab Analyst)”

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

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Mortars and pestles
Radiation detectors
Reflux condensers
Laboratory blenders
Laboratory centrifugal pumps
Gas chromatography equipment
Laboratory heating plates
Ionization gauges
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Dessicators
Monochromators
Spectrophotometers
Deuterium lamps
Digital handheld thermometers
Reaction flasks
Aneroid barometers
Radioisotope fume hoods
Evaporating dishes
Mercury barometers
Rotary evaporators
Pull spring balances
Differential scanning calorimeters
Drying pistols
Homogenizers
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Fire extinguishers
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pH indicators
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Magnetic stirring bars
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Dissolved oxygen meters
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Agitation tanks
Beckmann thermometers
U-tube manometers
Automatic pipette cleaners
Laboratory balances
Nebulizers
Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
Mercury vapor lamps
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Hot air blowers
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Desktop computers
Polarizers
Thermocouples
Titrators
Fluid scintillation counters
Infrared IR spectroscopes
Meker burners
Thinlayer chromatography analyzers
Steam baths
Comparators
Flame photometers
Infrared lamps
Buchner funnels
Laboratory drying ovens
Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
Transfer pipettes
Rheometers
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Liquid transfer pumps
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Pirani gauges
McLeod gauges
Glass burets
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Laboratory vacuum pumps
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Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
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Thermal conductivity detectors
Ultraviolet UV light detectors
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Triple beam balances
Differential refractometers
Benchtop centrifuges
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High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
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Vacuum gauges
Volume displacement pumps
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Rotameters
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Optical compound microscopes
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Optical beamsplitting devices
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Laboratory vacuum hand pumps
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Gooch crucibles
Ultracentrifuges
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Westphal balances
Chromatography microsyringes
Mainframe computers
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Laboratory flasks
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Multimeters
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Laboratory pressing equipment
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Exhaust hoods
Optical pyrometers
Flame ionization detectors FID
Lyophilizers
Autotitrators
Plastic cuvettes
Graphing calculators
Bomb calorimeters
Photo detectors
Gas drying tubes
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