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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.