DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-4031 Chemical Technicians

Occupational 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 4 - West Central N/A3N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 1,580107$25.58/hr$1.82/hr$16.09/hr$19.17/hr$23.48/hr$29.16/hr$36.43/hr
U S 65,7601,184$25.70/hr$0.18/hr$15.11/hr$18.32/hr$23.93/hr$31.19/hr$39.03/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Chemical Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,240 $23.75/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 80 $27.36/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 70 $14.57/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 40 $26.68/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 30 $24.91/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 30 $21.33/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 30 $18.96/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
ChemistsN/A$25.20/hrN/A
Tasks for Chemical Technicians