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Market evidence report — chemist
Source: 34 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 34), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-10. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 26 | 76 % |
| junior | 4 | 12 % |
| n/a | 2 | 6 % |
| senior | 2 | 6 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Office | 5 | 15 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Excel | 3 | 9 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data analysis | 12 | 35 % |
| 2 | troubleshooting | 8 | 24 % |
| 3 | sample preparation | 7 | 21 % |
| 4 | chemical analysis | 4 | 12 % |
| 5 | method development | 4 | 12 % |
| 6 | method validation | 4 | 12 % |
| 7 | reagent preparation | 4 | 12 % |
| 8 | analytical chemistry | 3 | 9 % |
| 9 | analytical testing | 3 | 9 % |
| 10 | instrument calibration | 3 | 9 % |
| 11 | process optimization | 3 | 9 % |
| 12 | raw material testing | 3 | 9 % |
| 13 | regulatory compliance | 3 | 9 % |
| 14 | waste disposal | 3 | 9 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inventory management | 5 | 15 % |
| 2 | data reporting | 3 | 9 % |
| 3 | equipment maintenance | 3 | 9 % |
| 4 | instrument maintenance | 3 | 9 % |
| 5 | record keeping | 3 | 9 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 34 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
34 ads.
Top hard skills:
- data analysis — 35 % (12 ads)
- troubleshooting — 24 % (8 ads)
- sample preparation — 21 % (7 ads)
- chemical analysis — 12 % (4 ads)
- method development — 12 % (4 ads)
- method validation — 12 % (4 ads)
- reagent preparation — 12 % (4 ads)
- analytical chemistry — 9 % (3 ads)
- analytical testing — 9 % (3 ads)
- instrument calibration — 9 % (3 ads)
Top tools:
- Microsoft Office — 15 % (5 ads)
- Microsoft Excel — 9 % (3 ads)
- ERP system — 6 % (2 ads)
- FTIR — 6 % (2 ads)
- HPLC — 6 % (2 ads)
- QA software — 6 % (2 ads)
Seniority: mid 76 % · junior 12 % · n/a 6 % · senior 6 %
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Chemist | 2 |
| Chemistry Laboratory Technician | 2 |
| Chemistry Technician II (Overnight Shift) | 2 |
| Analytical Chemist Jobs | 1 |
| Analytical Chemist Technician | 1 |
| Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Technician | 1 |
| Analytical Chemistry Technician | 1 |
| Associate Chemistry Technician | 1 |
| Associate Scientist / Chemist | 1 |
| Biochemist I/II (QC Analyst) | 1 |
| Chemical Laboratory Technician | 1 |
| Chemical Technician | 1 |
| Chemical Technician (Downstream Chemicals) - Joliet, IL | 1 |
| Chemical Technician II | 1 |
| Chemical Technician, Staff | 1 |
| Chemistry Laboratory Technician (A12) | 1 |
| Chemistry Technician - In Grade | 1 |
| Clinical Chemistry Certified Laboratory Technician | 1 |
| Contract Method Development Scientist - Surface Chemistry | 1 |
| Environmental Chemist - Entry Level | 1 |
| Field Chemist - HHW | 1 |
| Forensic Chemist (Explosive) | 1 |
| Lab Technician III - Chemistry (Harbor 1 - QC) - Days | 1 |
| Polymer chemist | 1 |
| Principal Drug Discovery Chemist - Medicinal Chemistry | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.