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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 “Forensic Chemist”

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

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Ultracentrifuges
Automatic pipette cleaners
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Laminar flow burners
Radioisotope fume hoods
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Laboratory vacuum pumps
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Molecular stills
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Optical pyrometers
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Geiger-Muller counters
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Constant temperature water baths
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Heating mantles
Optical compound microscopes
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pH indicators
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Hazardous material protective clothing
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Triple beam balances
Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
Liquid transfer pumps
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Safety goggles
Vacuum flask traps
Fire extinguishers
Ion exchange chromatography equipment
Homogenizers
Thermocouples
Agitation tanks
Gas burners
Coulometers
McLeod gauges
Flame ionization detectors FID
Laboratory drying ovens
Velometers
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Differential scanning calorimeters
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Vacuum gauges
Hollow cathode lamps
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Glass burets
Gravity convection ovens
Buchner funnels

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