Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Physics laboratory technician (m/f)

Duration of traineeship

3,5 years

Field of activity

Physics laboratory technicians work in close collaboration with scientists in laboratories, test facilities (in which processes are carried out on a larger scale than in laboratories) and in industrial production. In the production sector they are engaged primarily in quality control. In the areas of research, development, analysis, application technology and environmental protection they work independently, carrying out tests and measurements, evaluating them and recording the results.

Occupational skills

Physics laboratory technicians

• prepare measurements and series of tests;
• select appropriate measuring equipment and apparatus, configure this equipment and apparatus as required for specific tasks and assignments, and combine or assemble it;
• operate measuring equipment and apparatus;
• carry out measurements and series of tests; use electronic data processing for the purpose where appropriate;
• make calculations based on measurements and test series;
• evaluate data collected from measurements and test series, particularly using electronic data processing, and document the results;
• handle materials and equipment correctly, paying due regard to safety and environmental protection regulations;
• have a broad basic education and are able to explain basic scientific contexts relating to their fields of work.

Last modified on: July 30, 2007