According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials. | 90% |
| Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment. | 88% |
| Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications. | 87% |
| Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy. | 86% |
| Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas. | 86% |
| Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses. | 85% |
| Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits. | 83% |
| Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers. | 83% |
| Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products. | 81% |
| Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment. | 78% |
| Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results. | 77% |
| Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies. | 74% |
| Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design. | 74% |
| Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products. | 71% |
| Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes. | 67% |
| Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques. | 60% |
