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Also called analytical lab technician, analytical laboratory technician, analytical technician and chemical dependency technician.
$60,390
Median pay a year
57,540
People do this work
6
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Chemical Technician
Summary
Chemical technician conducting laboratory tests to assist scientists with qualitative and quantitative analyses of materials, while maintaining equipment and ensuring product quality through various chemical techniques
Experience
Chemical Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Conducted chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials
Maintained, cleaned, or sterilized laboratory instruments or equipment
Monitored product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications
Set up and conducted chemical experiments, tests, and analyses using techniques such as chromatography and spectroscopy
Prepared chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas or creating experimental formulas
Compiled and interpreted results of tests and analyses
Provided technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers
Skills
Core Skills
Analyzing chemical compounds, Developing new products, Monitoring compliance processes, Evaluating material quality, Interpreting research data, Setting up lab equipment, Preparing compounds for products, Collecting samples for testing, Operating laboratory or field equipment
Hands-On Work
Cleaning objects
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Conducted laboratory tests for analysesMaintained and sterilized laboratory equipmentMonitored product quality for complianceSet up and conducted chemical experimentsPrepared chemical solutions following formulasCompiled and interpreted test results
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Conducted laboratory tests to analyze chemical compounds and assist in research efforts
Monitored product quality to ensure compliance with established standards and specifications
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Conducted laboratory tests to analyze chemical compounds and helped refine product formulations
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Helped refine product formulationsLed to more accurate research findingsImproved overall lab efficiency
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Monitored product quality to ensure compliance with established standards and specifications
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Reduced defects in final productsIncreased customer satisfactionEnhanced safety in production processes
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Analyzing chemical compounds
Developing new products
Monitoring compliance processes
Evaluating material quality
Interpreting research data
Cleaning objects
Setting up lab equipment
Preparing compounds for products
Collecting samples for testing
Operating laboratory or field equipment
Maintaining laboratory equipment
Preparing scientific reports
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What a Chemical Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Chemical Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$48,530
Median
$60,390
75th percentile
$75,900
About 57,540 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$56,680
$79,380
$86,470
AL
$45,690
$58,150
$74,820
AR
$38,140
$45,230
$57,430
AZ
$54,480
$65,860
$82,300
CA
$49,810
$59,510
$73,680
CO
$51,210
$63,770
$80,640
CT
$48,980
$57,310
$70,920
DC
$46,810
$56,530
$60,680
DE
$65,060
$78,620
$82,350
FL
$45,100
$54,050
$64,190
GA
$50,560
$58,120
$66,070
HI
$55,570
$63,910
$80,810
IA
$50,630
$58,090
$63,480
ID
$43,670
$54,560
$63,790
IL
$48,650
$61,890
$80,990
IN
$46,610
$59,290
$75,430
KS
$50,550
$61,560
$72,130
KY
$46,690
$60,830
$72,560
LA
$69,560
$85,850
$102,810
MA
$59,010
$67,570
$81,880
MD
$37,060
$49,280
$61,710
ME
$47,280
$49,280
$59,050
MI
$47,880
$58,180
$69,090
MN
$55,770
$62,400
$80,210
MO
$52,540
$68,550
$84,400
MS
$41,600
$54,580
$64,530
MT
$47,490
$52,890
$78,080
NC
$47,710
$59,030
$74,990
ND
$52,160
$57,760
$58,390
NE
$53,890
$62,640
$65,090
NH
$37,440
$48,940
$56,990
NJ
$51,130
$58,580
$72,110
NM
$47,380
$55,120
$72,810
NV
$49,690
$61,520
$77,950
NY
$49,000
$60,900
$75,680
OH
$47,910
$59,750
$72,930
OK
$44,260
$60,020
$88,490
OR
$46,430
$57,960
$64,780
PA
$47,690
$59,420
$75,150
PR
$30,240
$37,510
$47,850
RI
$46,520
$61,680
$70,730
SC
$55,410
$75,020
$75,900
SD
$44,640
$49,030
$57,660
TN
$46,360
$54,840
$63,470
TX
$49,580
$62,580
$85,910
UT
$45,240
$49,030
$62,740
VA
$41,460
$51,850
$65,460
VT
$54,440
$65,560
$86,430
WA
$50,300
$62,100
$74,480
WI
$48,480
$59,440
$67,840
WV
$47,650
$58,750
$70,130
WY
$47,740
$56,320
$84,370
Other names
Other names for this job
analytical lab technician, analytical laboratory technician, analytical technician, chemical dependency technician, chemical engineering technician, chemical lab technician, chemical laboratory technician, chemical process technician, chemistry lab technician, chemistry laboratory technician, chemistry quality control technician, chemistry technician.
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This page is about the occupation Chemical Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.