Chemical Technicians
O*NET Code: 19-4031.00
Education Level
Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Associate degree or apprenticeship
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.
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πΌ Also Known As
Analysis TesterAnalytical Laboratory Technician (Analytical Lab Technician)Analytical TechnicianAssayerBleach AnalystChemical AnalystChemical Analytical SamplerChemical Dependency Technician (Chemical Dependency Tech)Chemical Engineering TechnicianChemical Laboratory Assistant (Chemical Lab Assistant)Chemical Laboratory Technician (Chemical Lab Technician)Chemical Laboratory Tester (Chemical Lab Tester)Chemical Process Technician (Chemical Process Tech)Chemical Research WorkerChemical TechnicianChemical TesterChemist AssistantChemist HelperChemistry Lab Technician (Chemistry Laboratory Technician)Chemistry QC Tech (Chemistry Quality Control Technician)
β‘ Skills (20)
Science4/100
Reading Comprehension4/100
Critical Thinking4/100
Active Listening4/100
Writing4/100
Monitoring4/100
Speaking3/100
Active Learning3/100
Operations Monitoring3/100
Learning Strategies3/100
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π Knowledge (0)
πͺ Abilities (0)
π§ Technologies & Tools (20)
π₯C++
Object or component oriented development software
π₯Linux
Operating system software
π₯Microsoft Access
Data base user interface and query software
π₯Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
π₯Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
π₯Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
π₯Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
π₯Microsoft Word
Word processing software
π₯Oracle Database
Data base user interface and query software
π₯Oracle Java
Object or component oriented development software
π₯Python
Object or component oriented development software
π₯R
Object or component oriented development software
π₯SAP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
π₯Structured query language SQL
Data base user interface and query software
0Database software
Data base user interface and query software
0Email software
Electronic mail software
0Laboratory information management system LIMS
Analytical or scientific software
0Software development tools
Development environment software
0Spreadsheet software
Spreadsheet software
0Word processing software
Word processing software
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