Best Chemical Technician programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment
Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control,.
32 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,471 people a year. The job pays a median of $54,050 in Florida across about 1,840 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
2 programs in Florida that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 41.0301In Florida → | 773 | 52.5% | 8 | $51,860 | $11,959 |
| 2 | CIP 40.0501In Florida → | 698 | 47.5% | 24 | $42,620 | $23,900 |
Top 25 schools in Florida
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 32 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 357 | Chemical Technology/Technician | — | 39% | — | — |
| 2 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 222 | Chemistry, General | $25,418 | 91% | — | 24% |
| 3 | Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 189 | Chemical Technology/Technician | — | 52% | — | — |
| 4 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 83 | Chemistry, General | $29,399 | 77% | — | 43% |
| 5 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 77 | Chemistry, General | $28,660 | 74% | — | 55% |
| 6 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 77 | Chemistry, General | $40,629 | 86% | — | 24% |
| 7 | Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 76 | Chemical Technology/Technician | $47,820 | 37% | — | — |
| 8 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 65 | Chemistry, General | $43,634 | 78% | — | 40% |
| 9 | Lake - Sumter State College Leesburg, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 62 | Chemical Technology/Technician | — | 48% | — | — |
| 10 | Valencia College Orlando, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 39 | Chemical Technology/Technician | — | 48% | — | — |
| 11 | College of Central Florida Ocala, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Chemical Technology/Technician | — | 44% | — | — |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Chemistry, General | $35,015 | 63% | — | 66% |
| 13 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Chemistry, General | — | 84% | $26,589 | 19% |
| 14 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Chemistry, General | — | 59% | — | 58% |
| 15 | Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Chemical Technology/Technician | — | 41% | — | — |
| 16 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Chemistry, General | $31,663 | 69% | — | 53% |
| 17 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Chemistry, General | — | 64% | $33,070 | 40% |
| 18 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Chemistry, General | — | 53% | — | 21% |
| 19 | Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Chemistry, General | — | 64% | $33,585 | 58% |
| 20 | Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Chemistry, General | — | 71% | $28,325 | 64% |
| 21 | Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Chemistry, General | — | 51% | $25,813 | 57% |
| 22 | Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Chemistry, General | — | 63% | $31,672 | 73% |
| 23 | Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Chemistry, General | — | 66% | $31,022 | 76% |
| 24 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Chemistry, General | — | 57% | — | 63% |
| 25 | Stetson University DeLand, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Chemistry, General | — | 62% | $21,948 | 72% |
All 32 schools in Florida
Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida SouthWestern State College | Fort Myers | Public | 357 | 1 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | Public | 222 | 1 |
| Eastern Florida State College | Melbourne | Public | 189 | 1 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | Public | 83 | 1 |
| Florida International University | Miami | Public | 77 | 1 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee | Public | 77 | 1 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Public | 76 | 1 |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | Public | 65 | 1 |
| Lake - Sumter State College | Leesburg | Public | 62 | 1 |
| Valencia College | Orlando | Public | 39 | 1 |
| College of Central Florida | Ocala | Public | 29 | 1 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton | Public | 29 | 1 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | Private not-for-profit | 23 | 1 |
| University of West Florida | Pensacola | Public | 22 | 1 |
| Seminole State College of Florida | Sanford | Public | 20 | 1 |
What chemical technicians earn in Florida
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $60,390. Florida pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Florida
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Chemical Technicians page.
How to become a Chemical Technician
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Associate's degree
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Florida
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 7 majors mapped to Chemical Technicians7 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 40.0501Chemistry, General
- 40.0502Analytical Chemistry
- 40.0503Inorganic Chemistry
- 40.0504Organic Chemistry
- 40.0509Environmental Chemistry
- 41.0301Chemical Technology/Technician
- 41.0303Chemical Process Technology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing chemical technicians programs in Florida.
What degree do you need to become a Chemical Technician?+
Associate's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Chemical Technology/Technician, which awarded 773 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 52.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Chemical Technician?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Physical Science Technologies/Technicians, Chemistry. Together they graduate about 1,471 people a year in Florida.
How much do chemical technicians earn in Florida?+
The median is $54,050 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 10.5% below the U.S. median of $60,390. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for chemical technicians growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 6,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+
32 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do chemical technicians work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Chemical Technician, Laboratory Analyst (Lab Analyst), Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech), Quality Control Technician (QC Tech) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-4031.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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