Life & Physical Science

Chemical Technicians

SOC 19-4031

Run the tests and equipment that support chemists and engineers.

Median pay

$60k

$49k to $76k typical range

Outlook

Growing

7k openings / yr

Education

Associate's

AI exposure

51%

modeled estimate · 48th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

67/100

Key skills

Science
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Writing
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.