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Market evidence report — chromatographer
Source: 40 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 40), 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 | 37 | 92 % |
| junior | 2 | 5 % |
| n/a | 1 | 2 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HPLC | 8 | 20 % |
| 2 | gc-vuv | 5 | 12 % |
| 3 | SFC | 4 | 10 % |
| 4 | Agilent GC instruments | 3 | 8 % |
| 5 | Chromatography Data Systems | 3 | 8 % |
| 6 | gas chromatography | 3 | 8 % |
| 7 | Gas Chromatography (GC) | 3 | 8 % |
| 8 | GCMS | 3 | 8 % |
| 9 | IC/CIC | 3 | 8 % |
| 10 | Laboratory Information Systems | 3 | 8 % |
| 11 | LCMS | 3 | 8 % |
| 12 | liquid chromatography | 3 | 8 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data analysis | 13 | 32 % |
| 2 | chromatography | 11 | 28 % |
| 3 | sample preparation | 10 | 25 % |
| 4 | troubleshooting | 9 | 22 % |
| 5 | method development | 7 | 18 % |
| 6 | calibration | 6 | 15 % |
| 7 | analytical chemistry | 5 | 12 % |
| 8 | instrument calibration | 5 | 12 % |
| 9 | api purification | 4 | 10 % |
| 10 | chromatographic techniques | 4 | 10 % |
| 11 | technical support | 4 | 10 % |
| 12 | validation | 4 | 10 % |
| 13 | mass spectrometry | 3 | 8 % |
| 14 | preventive maintenance | 3 | 8 % |
| 15 | problem solving | 3 | 8 % |
| 16 | quality control | 3 | 8 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | standard operating procedures (SOPs) | 4 | 10 % |
| 2 | continuous improvement programs | 3 | 8 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instrument maintenance | 4 | 10 % |
| 2 | report preparation | 4 | 10 % |
| 3 | sample analysis | 4 | 10 % |
| 4 | customer support | 3 | 8 % |
| 5 | data analysis | 3 | 8 % |
| 6 | equipment maintenance | 3 | 8 % |
| 7 | instrumentation maintenance | 3 | 8 % |
| 8 | personnel training | 3 | 8 % |
| 9 | sample preparation | 3 | 8 % |
| 10 | technical support provision | 3 | 8 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 40 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
40 ads.
Top hard skills:
- data analysis — 32 % (13 ads)
- chromatography — 28 % (11 ads)
- sample preparation — 25 % (10 ads)
- troubleshooting — 22 % (9 ads)
- method development — 18 % (7 ads)
- calibration — 15 % (6 ads)
- analytical chemistry — 12 % (5 ads)
- instrument calibration — 12 % (5 ads)
- api purification — 10 % (4 ads)
- chromatographic techniques — 10 % (4 ads)
Top tools:
- HPLC — 20 % (8 ads)
- gc-vuv — 12 % (5 ads)
- SFC — 10 % (4 ads)
- Agilent GC instruments — 8 % (3 ads)
- Chromatography Data Systems — 8 % (3 ads)
- gas chromatography — 8 % (3 ads)
- Gas Chromatography (GC) — 8 % (3 ads)
- GCMS — 8 % (3 ads)
- IC/CIC — 8 % (3 ads)
- Laboratory Information Systems — 8 % (3 ads)
Seniority: mid 92 % · junior 5 % · n/a 2 %
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 |
|---|---|
| Principal Purification Scientist - Chromatography Leader | 4 |
| Analyst II, Chemistry Laboratory (Chromatography) | 2 |
| Chromatography Scientist, GC & Hyphenated Techniques | 2 |
| Technician, Lab Petroleum - Gas Chromatography | 2 |
| Advisory Chemist HPLC GCMS - Randallstown, MD | 1 |
| Analytical Chemistry Lab Technician - Shift 5 | 1 |
| Analytical Scientist - Chromatography | 1 |
| Associate Gas Chromatography Analytics Scientist | 1 |
| Associate Scientist - SFC ( supercritical fluid chromatography) | 1 |
| Chemist With Personality - HPLC - Local & East Coast Travel - Bethesda, MD | 1 |
| Chromatography Analyst | 1 |
| Chromatography Chemist (HPLC/GC) — ESOP + 401k | 1 |
| Field Service - HPLC Instruments - Marion City, IN | 1 |
| Field Service Specialist - Ion Chromatography | 1 |
| Gas Chromatography SME | 1 |
| Gas Chromatography SME - Support and Training (HYBRID Shelton, CT) | 1 |
| GC LC GCMS GC-MS/MS Equip Technician - West Chester, PA | 1 |
| Lab Technician - Chromatography and Spectrometry - Red Hill, SC | 1 |
| Lab Technician - Chromatography and Spectrometry - Wet Chemistry Labs - Union, NJ | 1 |
| Laboratory Calibration & Maintenance Technician | 1 |
| Laboratory Technician | 1 |
| Laboratory Technician - Gas Chromatography | 1 |
| Laboratory Technician - Gas Chromatography (Hiring Immediately) | 1 |
| Metrology Technician - LCMS HPLC GC MS etc - Perth Amboy, NJ | 1 |
| Principal Purification Scientist – Chromatography Expert | 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.