Laboratory Technician
Milwaukee, WIJob$30.36–50.59/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is hiring a Laboratory Technician in Milwaukee. The role provides physical and chemical analysis and testing for company business units, technical support to lab customers, and instrument and equipment operation in accordance with industry standards and environmental regulations. The position is represented by the We Energies L2150 Union.
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Laboratory Technician
We Energies , a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking a Laboratory Technician in our Milwaukee, Wisconsin location. This position is represented by We Energies L2150 Union.
Start Date for this role is January 2027.
Job Responsibilities
The principal duties of the Laboratory Technician include:
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Provide physical and chemical analysis and testing services using sophisticated laboratory instruments and equipment for all WE business units
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Provide technical support to lab customers in areas of expertise
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Maintain and operate instruments and equipment in accordance with industry standards and state and federal environmental regulations
Minimum Qualifications
- Applicant must have a two-year associate degree in Chemical Technology or equivalent. In lieu of the two-year associate degree in Chemical Technology, the applicant must have completed two years of accredited post-high school education with a minimum of four full semester courses in the field of chemistry, including a minimum of one full semester course that includes hands-on laboratory work.
End Date: 11/13/2026
Minimum Posting Range: $30.36
Maximum Posting Range: $50.59
The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum for the position at the time of posting and may be modified in the future. The starting salary/pay within the pay range will be based on several factors, as applicable, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, travel requirements, collective bargaining agreements, and business and organizational needs. At WEC Energy Group, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role.
WEC Energy Group benefits (https://www.wecenergygroup.com/careers/benefits.htm)
We reserve the right to modify the application deadline or discontinue accepting applications for any position if deemed necessary.
Learn more at Careers (https://www.wecenergygroup.com/careers/index.htm)
WEC Energy Group will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
WEC Energy Group and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. As a result, all qualified applicants will receive equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status. The Company also complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws that require it to take affirmative action.
EEO/AA policies and statements (https://www.wecenergygroup.com/careers/equal-employment-opportunity.htm)
Location:
Milwaukee, WI, US, 53203
Company: We Energies (WE)
Req ID: 7444
How this job compares
Set against the 2,156 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30.36–50.59/hr
- Wisconsin median$21–27/hr48 hourly ranges
- US median$22–26/hr1,026 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $40.48/hr, is 64% above the Wisconsin median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in Wisconsin.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 94 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Wisconsin and 2,156 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- 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 (913 postings).
- Education
- 289 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 4, 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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