Chemical technicians

The median annual salary for Chemical technicians in the US is $57,790.

The role is projected to grow 4% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Current US employment is approximately 57,000 workers.

The typical entry education is a Associate's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.

The most in-demand skills for this role include non-ferrous metal processing, precious metals, metal and metal ore products, chemical technologies in metal manufacture, alloys of precious metals, ferrous metal processing. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives Chemical technicians a score of 0.55 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

Chemical technicians has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.