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Laboratory technician

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

PORT ARANSAS, TXJob$35K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$35K/yr
Location
PORT ARANSAS, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Laboratory Technician collects and pretreats samples, conducts analyses using different analytical techniques, prepares data for publication, and presents research results at national and international conferences. The role is primarily lab- and office-based and may include field work and travel between collaborating labs. A Bachelor of Science degree is required; expertise in environmental or analytical chemistry in aquatic environments is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Environmental ChemistryAnalytical ChemistryPlastic AnalysisGas ChromatographyLiquid ChromatographyMass SpectrometryAnalytical Pyrolysis

Qualifications

Bachelor of ScienceAquatic Environments

Full job description

Collect samples and conduct sample pretreatment Perform sample analysis using different analytical techniques Prepare data for publication Present research results to national and international conferencesRequired qualificationsIncumbent must have a Bachelor of Science degree.Preferred qualificationsBroad expertise in environmental or analytical chemistry in aquatic environments. Highly desirable qualifications include experience in plastic analytical, and experience in using advanced analytical tools, such as gas/liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, and analytical pyrolysis etc.Salary Range$35,000+ commensurate with experienceWorking conditions Work is primarily lab- and office-based. May include field work May include travel between collaborating labsRequired Materials CV Letter of application that addresses your interest in and qualifications for the position and includes names and contact information for three references.Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above

How this job compares

Set against the 2,156 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$35K/yr
  • US median$51–71K/yr245 salary ranges

This rate, $35K, is 43% below the US median midpoint ($62K) — in the lowest quarter of Laboratory Technician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 148 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Texas and 2,156 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (881 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 286 of the 2,156 open Laboratory Technician jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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