Chemical Technicians

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.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$110,158

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

$108,840

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$108,154

Chemistry(doctoral)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

$106,676

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Delaware, DE

$103,167

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

$101,242

Chemistry(doctoral)The University of Texas at Austin, TX

$100,906

Chemistry(doctoral)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

$96,201

Physical Science Technologies/Technicians(associates)Lee College, TX

$94,986

Chemistry(doctoral)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH

$93,474

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-San Diego, CA

$93,148

Chemistry(doctoral)Indiana University-Bloomington, IN

$91,021

Chemistry(doctoral)Northwestern University, IL

$90,302

Chemistry(doctoral)University of South Carolina-Columbia, SC

$86,469

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Santa Cruz, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-San Francisco, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Riverside, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Merced, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Santa Barbara, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)Stanford University, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)San Diego State University, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Southern California, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)California Institute of Technology, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN

$85,580