Chemical technicians are most often employed by the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals industry. The average yearly wage for Chemical technicians was $57,317 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Chemical technicians by wage are Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Paramedics, and Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers.
Chemical technicians are part of the Life, physical, & social science occupations, along with Agricultural & food scientists, Biological scientists, Conservation scientists & foresters, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, Astronomers & physicists, and 17 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Chemical technicians are Bay & Midland Counties PUMA, MI, Brazoria County (Southwest)Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX, and San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Chemical technicians are Brazoria County (Southwest)Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX, Bay & Midland Counties PUMA, MI, and Victoria & Calhoun Counties PUMA, TX.