Level II Laboratory Lubricant Analyst

Median Annual Income

$104,655

Projected Job Growth

+7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

Median Annual Income

$120,724

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.

Median Annual Income

$95,548

Projected Job Growth

+11 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Median Annual Income

$111,576

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

Median Annual Income

$85,613

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.

Median Annual Income

$108,346

Projected Job Growth

+9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.

Median Annual Income

$95,832

Projected Job Growth

+12 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

Median Annual Income

$95,832

Projected Job Growth

+12 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

Median Annual Income

$128,304

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.

Median Annual Income

$122,090

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Agriculture

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp, by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.