Support technician in process research and development - Salary and Career
Research and Development Support Technicians

Support technician in process research and development - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They plan, prepare and execute tests for the most diverse areas of research and development, supervised by a higher-level professional. They analyze test results, help in the development of methods, processes and products. May carry out auxiliary activities of diffusion of research and development.

How much does an Support technician in process research and development earn

A Support technician in process research and development earns between $1.302 and $10.712 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.811 and a median salary of $2.750 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 9.640 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Support technician in process research and development

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 3.811 45.736 953 18
1º Quartile 1.302 15.624 325 6
Median Salary 2.750 33.000 688 13
3º Quartile 8.170 98.034 2.042 39
Higher Salary 10.712 128.546 2.678 51


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • other mid-level technicians
      • research and development support technicians
        • research and development support technicians

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Main workplaces

Research and Development Support Technicians they work in research and development, agriculture, livestock and related services, construction, oil and natural gas extraction, electricity, gas and hot water companies, among others. Predominantly, they are salaried employees, with a formal contract. They are organized in an interdisciplinary team, under occasional supervision, indoors and outdoors, working in shifts, day and night. They may be subject to the action of toxic materials, radiation and intense noise, in the development of some activities.


What does it take to work in the field of Research and Development Support Technicians

The exercise of these occupations requires a technical course in the area of activity. The time of professional experience required for the full performance of activities varies from one to two years.


Functions and activities of Support technician in process research and development

Research and Development Support Technicians must:

  • plan tests;
  • analyze test results;
  • assist in development of methods, processes and products;
  • perform tests;
  • prepare tests;
  • diffusion research and development;
  • run tests;
  • run assays;
  • plan rehearsals;
  • assist in the development of methods, processes and products;
  • plan trials;
  • prepare assays;
  • execute tests;
  • demonstrate personal skills;

  • Activities

    • design devices;
    • forward samples and assays to third parties;
    • prepare test equipment and materials;
    • delivering lectures;
    • define test environment conditions (temperature, humidity, ventilation, soil type etc. );
    • provide individual and collective protective equipment (epi and epc);
    • compare results with standard sample;
    • provide individual and collective protective equipment (ppe and epc);
    • build specimen;
    • record time spent on test;
    • participate in the preparation of a research report;
    • register samples;
    • prepare test environment conditions;
    • evaluate animal and plant phenotypes;
    • introduce pathogens;
    • define work team;
    • determine chemical elements;
    • define materials;
    • compare results with tolerances provided for in standards;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • perform statistical calculations;
    • participate in congresses and seminars;
    • collect research information;
    • demonstrate creativity;
    • collect samples;
    • make equipment;
    • write test procedures;
    • determine petrographic parameters;
    • prepare chemical solutions;
    • dilute samples;
    • train team;
    • create worksheets;
    • providing calibration of equipment;
    • develop computer applications;
    • identify samples;
    • assist in dissemination of experiment results;
    • demonstrate logical reasoning;
    • measure samples (length, temperature, volume, etc.);
    • interpret analysis data;
    • weigh samples;
    • prepare samples;
    • evaluate the degree of plant and animal nutrition;
    • radiate samples;
    • welcome visitors;
    • perform preventive maintenance of equipment;
    • check for non-compliance in tests;
    • make tools;
    • set schedule;
    • concentrate;
    • work as a team;
    • adapt devices;
    • assembling and disassembling test circuits;
    • participate in the preparation of scientific articles;
    • test assay methodologies;
    • check equipment calibration;
    • determine electrical parameters;
    • redirect methods and tests;
    • digest samples;
    • set equipment;
    • implement agricultural and forestry tests;
    • check atmospheric conditions;
    • demonstrate organization;
    • enter data in worksheet;
    • analyze risk of accidents;
    • inventory animal and plant production;
    • adapt to change;
    • control material inventory;
    • issue test results;
    • perform calculations of correction factors (temperature, pressure, gravity, etc.);
    • study research;
    • collect obtained data;
    • design equipment;
    • elaborate graphical presentation of results;
    • define test methods and procedures;
    • determine physical parameters;
    • monitor occurrence of pests and diseases;


    Sectors that hire Support technician in process research and development the most in the job market

    • production of certified seeds
    • temporary labor lease
    • experimental research and development in physical and natural sciences
    • other ancillary activities of financial services
    • general public administration
    • manufacture of allopathic medicines for human use
    • clothing parts making
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • experimental research and development in social sciences and humanities
    • welfare services without accommodation




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