Chemical Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
- Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
- Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
- Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
- Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.
- Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
- Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
- Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
- Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.
- Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +16.7%
National: +4.5%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$50,840.00
State
$48,780.00
Regional
Chemical Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
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.
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Chemical Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 43.74%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 33.34%
- Some College Courses = 22.42%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 0.50%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 33.85%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 22.63%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 16.75%
- None = 11.71%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 11.43%
- Up to and including 1 month = 1.82%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 1.82%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 26.23%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15.52%
- Up to and including 1 month = 13.79%
- None = 13.23%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 12.90%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 12.09%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.25%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 26.23%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 25.56%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 24.74%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 16.65%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.25%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 0.57%
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Chemical Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
- Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
- Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
- Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
- Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.
- Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
- Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
- Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
- Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.
- Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.
- Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.
- Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.
- Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.
- Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.
- Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.
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Chemical Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Bench refractometers or polarimeters (Abbe refractometers)
- Laboratory mixers (Agitation tanks)
- Ammeters
- Barometers (Aneroid barometers)
- Protective gloves (Asbestos gloves)
- Atomic absorption AA spectrometers (Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes)
- Inductively coupled plasma ICP spectrometers (Atomic emissions spectroscopes)
- Viscosimeters (Automated microviscometers)
- Polarimeters (Automated polarimeters)
- Pipette washers (Automatic buret cleaners)
- Robotic or automated liquid handling systems (Automatic burets)
- Pipette washers (Automatic pipette cleaners)
- Titration equipment (Autotitrators)
- Laboratory mills (Ball mills)
- Handheld thermometer (Beckmann thermometers)
- Laboratory staining dishes or jars (Bell jars)
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Bi metallic sensors (Bimetallic strip thermometers)
- Calorimeters (Bomb calorimeters)
- Pressure indicators (Bourdon gauges)
- Flowmeters (Bubble flow meters)
- Fractionation apparatus (Bubble-cap fractionating columns)
- Laboratory funnels (Buchner funnels)
- Gas burners (Bunsen burners)
- Gas masks (Canister gas masks)
- Laboratory general purpose tubing (Capillary tubing)
- Manostats (Cartesian manostats)
- Thin layer chromatography tanks (Chromatography developing tanks)
- Chromatography syringes (Chromatography microsyringes)
- Laboratory flasks (Claisen flasks)
- Manometers (Closed-end manometers)
- Comparators
- Laboratory vacuum pumps (Computer-controlled pumps)
- Water baths (Constant temperature water baths)
- Refrigerated baths (Cooling baths)
- Laboratory cork borers (Cork borer sets)
- Coulometers
- Desktop computers
- Heating or drying equipment or accessories (Dessicators)
- Arc lamps (Deuterium lamps)
- Bench refractometers or polarimeters (Differential refractometers)
- Calorimeters (Differential scanning calorimeters)
- Laboratory vacuum pumps (Diffusion pumps)
- Handheld thermometer (Digital handheld thermometers)
- Dissolved oxygen meters
- Laboratory heat exchange condensers (Distilling condensers)
- Vacuum desiccators (Drying pistols)
- Respirators (Dust and particulate respirators)
- Lasers (Dye lasers)
- Electronic toploading balances
- Laboratory dishes (Evaporating dishes)
- Vacuum or rotary evaporators (Evaporator rotators)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Exhaust hoods)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Explosion-proof fume hoods)
- Eyewashers or eye wash stations (Eyewash fountains)
- Facial shields (Face shields)
- Filtering machinery (Filter pumps)
- Syringe pumps (Finger pumps)
- Fire extinguishers
- Flame ionization analyzers (Flame ionization detectors FID)
- Photometers (Flame photometers)
- Liquid scintillation counters (Fluid scintillation counters)
- Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters (Fluorimeters)
- Infrared spectrometers (Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers)
- Gas burners
- Gas chromatographs (Gas chromatography equipment)
- Laboratory general purpose tubing (Gas drying tubes)
- Gas detectors (Gas leak detectors)
- Geiger counters (Geiger-Muller counters)
- Laboratory burets (Glass burets)
- Glass crucibles (Glass laboratory crucibles)
- Glass tubing
- Ceramic crucibles (Gooch crucibles)
- Calculators or accessories (Graphing calculators)
- Programmable tube furnaces (Graphite furnaces)
- Gravimeters (Gravitational field indicators)
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens (Gravity convection ovens)
- Hazardous material protective apparel (Hazardous material protective clothing)
- Heating mantles or tapes (Heating mantles)
- High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography (High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment)
- High pressure sodium lamps
- Laboratory funnels (Hirsch funnels)
- Arc lamps (Hollow cathode lamps)
- Homogenizers
- Hot air blowers
- Hydrometers
- Immersion heaters
- Infrared spectrometers (Infrared IR spectroscopes)
- Infrared lamps
- Ion chromatographs (Ion exchange chromatography equipment)
- Vacuum gauges (Ionization gauges)
- Laboratory balances
- Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers (Laboratory blenders)
- Laboratory centrifugal pumps
- Drying cabinets or ovens (Laboratory drying ovens)
- Laboratory flasks
- Laboratory hotplates (Laboratory heating plates)
- Laboratory presses (Laboratory pressing equipment)
- Laboratory tongs
- Laboratory vacuum pumps (Laboratory vacuum hand pumps)
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Gas burners (Laminar flow burners)
- Lasers
- Air or gas tanks or cylinders (Lecture bottles)
- Liquid chromatographs (Liquid chromatography equipment)
- Mass spectrometers (Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry LC/MS equipment)
- Peristaltic pumps (Liquid transfer pumps)
- Remote reading thermometers (Liquid-filled remote thermometers)
- Freezedryers or lyophilzers (Lyophilizers)
- Laboratory mixers (Magnetic agitators)
- Magnetic stirrers (Magnetic stirring bars)
- Mainframe computers
- Mass spectrometers
- Vacuum gauges (McLeod gauges)
- Gas burners (Meker burners)
- Barometers (Mercury barometers)
- Mercury vapor lamps
- Metering pumps
- Fractionation apparatus (Molecular stills)
- Monochromators
- Pestle or mortars (Mortars and pestles)
- Laboratory box furnaces (Muffle furnaces)
- Multimeters
- Laboratory sprayers (Nebulizers)
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers (Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes)
- Optical beamsplitters (Optical beamsplitting devices)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Optical compound microscopes)
- Pyrometers (Optical pyrometers)
- Organic carbon analyzers
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Perchloric acid hoods)
- Personal computers
- pH meters (pH indicators)
- Ion analyzers (Photo detectors)
- Photoelectric sensors (Photocells)
- Chromatography tubing (Photomultiplier tubes)
- Vacuum gauges (Pirani gauges)
- Cuvettes (Plastic cuvettes)
- Polarimeters
- Polarizers
- Pressure indicators (Pressure gauges)
- Prisms
- Pull spring balances
- Pycnometers
- Radiation detectors
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Radioisotope fume hoods)
- Laboratory flasks (Reaction flasks)
- Laboratory heat exchange condensers (Reflux condensers)
- Refrigerated cooling modules (Refrigerated coolers)
- Rheometers
- Rotameters
- Vacuum or rotary evaporators (Rotary evaporators)
- Lasers (Ruby lasers)
- Safety glasses
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Decontamination shower (Safety showers)
- Laboratory crushers or pulverizers (Sample crushers)
- Laboratory balances (Single-pan balances)
- Spectrophotometers
- Heating or drying equipment or accessories (Steam baths)
- Tensiometers (Tension gauges)
- Laboratory clamps (Test tube clamps)
- Thermal conductivity analyzers (Thermal conductivity detectors)
- Thermocouples
- Thinlayer chromatographs (Thinlayer chromatography analyzers)
- Titration equipment (Titrators)
- Laboratory balances (Torsion balances)
- Pasteur or transfer pipettes (Transfer pipettes)
- Triple beam balances
- Turbidimeters
- Manometers (U-tube manometers)
- Ultracentrifuges
- Ultraviolet UV lamps
- Chromatographic detectors (Ultraviolet UV light detectors)
- Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters (Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes)
- Laboratory balances (Unequal-arm balances)
- Laboratory clamps (Utility clamps)
- Laboratory flasks (Vacuum flask traps)
- Vacuum gauges
- Multi gas monitors (Vapor monitor badges)
- Air velocity and temperature monitors (Velometers)
- Viscosimeters (Viscosity meters)
- Voltage or current meters (Voltmeters)
- Laboratory vacuum pumps (Volume displacement pumps)
- Laboratory flasks (Volumetric flasks)
- Volumetric pipettes (Volumetric glass pipettes)
- Laboratory vacuum pumps (Water aspirators)
- Laboratory balances (Westphal balances)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Word processing software
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Chemical Technicians
Special Requirements
Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
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Chemical Technicians
Additional Resources
For information about a career as a chemical technician, contact:
American Chemical Society
Education Division
Career Publications
1155 16th St. NW.
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.acs.org
For career information and a list of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in forensics sciences, contact:
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
P.O. BOX 669
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
http://www.aafs.org
For information on forestry technicians and lists of schools offering education in forestry, send a self-addressed, stamped business envelope to:
Society of American Foresters
5400 Grosvenor Ln.
Bethesda, MD 20814
http://www.safnet.org
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Chemical Technicians
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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70.25 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
63.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
59.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
52.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Chemical Technicians
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
72.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
59.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
59.50 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
56.25 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
53.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
50.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Chemical Technicians
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
72.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
68.75 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
65.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
53.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
53.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Chemical Technicians
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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87.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
83.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
83.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
81.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
80.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
79.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
78.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
78.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
77.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
76.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
75.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
71.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
68.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
67.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
66.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
65.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
61.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
59.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
55.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
54.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
54.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
54.25 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
50.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
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Chemical Technicians
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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87.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
78.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
77.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
72.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
69.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
68.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
66.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
66.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
65.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
62.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
59.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
54.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
54.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
50.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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Chemical Technicians
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Chemical Technicians
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
100.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
99.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
98.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
97.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
97.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
91.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
89.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
87.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
83.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
80.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
78.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
76.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
76.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
74.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
73.40 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
73.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
72.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
71.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
67.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
66.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
63.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
62.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
61.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
60.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
59.00 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
57.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
56.60 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
56.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
54.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
54.00 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
52.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
52.60 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
50.00 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $35,770.00 | $50,840.00 | $64,370.00 |
Virginia | $34,720.00 | $48,780.00 | $67,420.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | $31,128.15 | $39,083.60 | $49,159.54 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $41,034.82 | $91,295.10 | $83,703.10 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $45,212.45 | $50,653.85 | $61,575.08 |
Crater Area | $46,405.61 | $61,866.88 | $65,428.71 |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $33,882.08 | $39,775.20 | $52,383.88 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $34,989.05 | $42,177.10 | $48,543.75 |
Northern Virginia | $41,452.27 | $55,148.20 | $68,754.82 |
Piedmont Workforce | $40,666.18 | $47,772.19 | $66,239.73 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Chemical Technicians
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 60,400 | 63,100 | +4.5% |
Virginia | 1,150 | 1,342 | +16.7% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Chemical Technicians
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN)Specialist
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Air Quality Laboratory Technician
- Analysis Tester
- Analytical Lab Technician
- Analytical Technician
- Assayer
- Assayer Helper
- Bleach Analyst
- Cement Tester Assistant
- Chemical Analyst
- Chemical Analytical Sampler
- Chemical Engineering Technician
- Chemical Lab Technician
- Chemical Laboratory Assistant
- Chemical Laboratory Technician
- Chemical Laboratory Tester
- Chemical Research Worker
- Chemical Technician
- Chemical Tester
- Chemist Assistant
- Chemist Helper
- Chemistry Quality Control Technician
- Chemistry Research Assistant
- Cloth Tester
- Color Consultant
- Color Maker
- Color Maker Formulator
- Color Matcher
- Color Tester
- Colorist
- Colorist Formulator
- Concrete Analyst
- Concrete Technician
- Concrete Tester
- Control Analyst
- Cosmetic Chemist
- Criminalist
- Dry Color Tester
- Dye Colorist Formulator
- Dye Expert
- Dye Lab Technician
- Environmental Lab Technician
- Fiber Analyst
- Field Laboratory Operator
- Flue Gas Analyst
- Forensic Chemist
- Formulation Technician
- Formulator
- Formulator Compounder
- Gas Chromatography Lab Technician
- Gold Assayer
- Grey Goods Tester
- Inorganic Chemical Technician
- Lab Tester
- Laboratory Analyst (Lab Analyst)
- Laboratory Assistant
- Laboratory Chemical Assistant
- Laboratory Cureman
- Laboratory Supervisor
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
- Laboratory Tester (Lab Tester)
- Laboratory Worker
- Materials Analyst
- Organic Preparation Technician
- Paint Formulator
- Paint Laboratory Technician
- Paint Technician
- Paint Tester
- Perfumer
- Pilot Plant Operator
- Plastic Technician
- Polymer Tester
- Product Development Lab Chemist
- Pyrotechnist
- Qualified Lab Technician
- Quality Control Lab Technician
- Rayon Tester
- Research and Development Technician
- Research Associate
- Research Technician
- Rubber Compounder Formulator
- Spectrograph Operator
- Spectrographer
- Spectroscopist
- Textile Colorist Formulator
- Textile Technologist
- Viscosity Inspector
- Viscosity Worker
- Water Analyst
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