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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)”

Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.
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.
Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.
Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.
Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.
Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.
Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.
Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.
Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

Laboratory vacuum pumps
Bubble flow meters
Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
Laboratory tongs
Bunsen burners
Hydrometers
Cooling baths
Optical beamsplitting devices
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Ultracentrifuges
Laboratory drying ovens
Cartesian manostats
Laboratory flasks
Gas burners
Prisms
Ultraviolet UV light detectors
Differential refractometers
Volumetric glass pipettes
Safety showers
Homogenizers
Bourdon gauges
Pirani gauges
Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry LC/MS equipment
Explosion-proof fume hoods
pH indicators
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Pressure gauges
Drying pistols
Optical pyrometers
Glass burets
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Gooch crucibles
Liquid-filled remote thermometers
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Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
Gas leak detectors
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Vacuum flask traps
Vapor monitor badges
Differential scanning calorimeters
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Ionization gauges
Abbe refractometers
Mercury barometers
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Volumetric flasks
Automatic burets
Laboratory balances
Capillary tubing
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Torsion balances
McLeod gauges
Organic carbon analyzers
Rheometers
Thermal conductivity detectors
Atomic emissions spectroscopes
High pressure sodium lamps
Lasers
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Deuterium lamps
Graphing calculators
Gravity convection ovens
Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
Test tube clamps
Flame ionization detectors FID
Closed-end manometers
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Westphal balances
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Photomultiplier tubes
Automated polarimeters
Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
Bell jars
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Radioisotope fume hoods
Flame photometers
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High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Turbidimeters
Volume displacement pumps
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Lyophilizers
Heating mantles
Hollow cathode lamps
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Spectrophotometers

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