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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 “Spectroscopist”

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

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Perchloric acid hoods
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Personal computers
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Diffusion pumps
Molecular stills
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Laboratory drying ovens
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Ultracentrifuges
Meker burners
Optical compound microscopes
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Laboratory balances
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Constant temperature water baths
Automatic buret cleaners
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High pressure sodium lamps
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Face shields
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Geiger-Muller counters
Radioisotope fume hoods
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Safety gloves
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
Rotary evaporators
Hazardous material protective clothing
Automatic pipette cleaners
Flame ionization detectors FID
Sample crushers
Gravitational field indicators
Multimeters
Safety goggles
Digital handheld thermometers
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Mass spectrometers
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Viscosity meters
Thermocouples
Polarizers
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pH indicators
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Automatic burets
Gas leak detectors
McLeod gauges
Graphing calculators
Fire extinguishers
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