Chemical Technician Training
Pasadena Bio Collaborative Incubator · Pasadena, CA
- Cost
- $1,000
- Length
- 10 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Pasadena is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Chemical Technicians
Job ads may call this: Chemical Analyst · Chemical Technician · Research Technician · Laboratory Tester (Lab Tester)
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
- Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
- Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
- Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
- Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
- Typical pay in California
- $61,176per year
- Projected openings
- 8,370
- Projected change
- +4.3%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 31% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Associate's degree. 50% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 4%
- High school diploma
- 25%
- Started college, no degree
- 20%
- Two-year degree
- 13%
- Four-year degree
- 31%
- Master's degree
- 5%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 1%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Vessel Operator · Outside Operator · Process Operator · Chemical Operator
- Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.
- Record operational data, such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results.
- Control or operate equipment in which chemical changes or reactions take place during the processing of industrial or consumer products.
- Patrol work areas to detect leaks or equipment malfunctions or to monitor operating conditions.
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- Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed.
- Adjust controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed, or flow of liquids or gases and times of prescribed reactions, according to knowledge of equipment and processes.
- Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.
- Typical pay in California
- $59,630per year
- Projected openings
- 6,350
- Projected change
- +1.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 27% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 5% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 5%
- High school diploma
- 27%
- Started college, no degree
- 25%
- Two-year degree
- 13%
- Four-year degree
- 24%
- Master's degree
- 6%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 1%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
This program is designed to provide skill sets and competencies necessary to be competitive for acceptance to apprenticeship programs requiring training in chemical lab work. Certification may be either BioTC (exam given by Biocom) or Chemical Lab Safety from CITI (Collaborative Institution Training Initiative).
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Foothill Employment and Training ConnectionComprehensive center
Phone: 626-796-5627
1207 E Green StreetPasadena, CA 91106about 2.8 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
Altadena AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 626-424-6743
464 W. Woodbury RoadSuite 210Alttadena, CA 91001about 4.9 miles away
Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Alhambra AJCC - Affiliate to East LA/West San Gabriel Valley Comprehensive AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 323-887-7122
104 S. 1st StreetAlhambra Chamber of CommerceAlhambra, CA 91801about 5.3 miles away
Hours: Monday -Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
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