Chemical Sciences | University of Pennsylvania

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

ScienceReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingActive ListeningMonitoringActive LearningSpeaking

Knowledge

ChemistryEnglish LanguageMathematicsComputers and Electronics

Abilities

Written ComprehensionNear VisionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingOral ExpressionDeductive ReasoningCategory Flexibility

Tasks

Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantita
Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

Technology

Object or component oriented development softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareOperating system software

Tools

Abbe refractometersAgitation tanksAmmetersAneroid barometersAsbestos glovesAtomic absorption AA spectroscopesAtomic emissions spectroscopesAutomated microviscometersAutomated polarimetersAutomatic buret cleanersAutomatic buretsAutomatic pipette cleanersAutotitratorsBall millsBeckmann thermometers

Work Values

SupportRelationshipsWorking ConditionsIndependenceAchievementRecognition

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium19-4031.00	Chemical Technicians	title_inference	$57,790 median$90,990 top	+3.51%	210

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

Laboratory-wide competency frameworks and standard operating procedures — develop and implement to standardize analytical practice across all technician teams.
Quality assurance programs — design and govern to ensure sustained compliance with industry regulations, customer specifications, and internal performance benchmarks.
Strategic safety culture initiatives — lead by directing safety committee activities, instituting audit systems, and driving organization-wide hazard reduction goals.
Technology evaluation and capital equipment selection — direct by assessing emerging analytical platforms and recommending investments aligned with organizational research priorities.
Cross-functional collaboration between laboratory, engineering, and production departments — facilitate to translate experimental findings into scalable manufacturing solutions.
Technical training curricula for chemical technicians — design and oversee to build workforce capability across emerging, developing, and proficient skill levels.
Laboratory information management and ERP system deployments — guide configuration and adoption to optimize data integrity and workflow efficiency at organizational scale.
Scientific and technical documentation standards — establish and enforce to ensure accuracy, traceability, and regulatory defensibility of all laboratory records.
Complex problem-solving initiatives involving multi-variable chemical process failures — lead root cause investigations and implement systemic corrective and preventive actions.
Organizational laboratory strategy — shape by synthesizing systems analysis insights, workforce capabilities, and business objectives to guide long-term scientific operations.

Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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