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Chemistry technician

Other names

chemistry laboratory assistant, chemistry lab technician, nuclear laboratory technician, nuclear chemistry technician, chemistry assistant, production chemistry technician, manufacturing chemistry technician, radiochemistry technician, chemical test technician, chemical analysis technician, chemistry laboratory technician

Physics, chemistry and earth science

They do tests on chemicals in a laboratory, mix chemical solutions, clean equipment, and write down the results to help chemists.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.

  2. 2

    Maintain, clean, or sterilise laboratory instruments or equipment.

  3. 3

    Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien en chimie/technicienne en chimie
español
técnico de laboratorio de industrias químicas/técnica de laboratorio de industrias químicas
العربية
فني كيميائي
português
Técnico das ciências químicas/Técnica das ciências químicas
Deutsch
Chemielaborant/Chemielaborantin
italiano
tecnico di analisi chimiche

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