Health
Laboratory Analyst
$52,518 to $70,727 a year
Posted until November 7, 2026 · posted September 8, 2026
Requirements
License or certificate
Exam
Competitive title
A job title where you show you are right for it by passing a competitive exam: multiple-choice, practical, education and experience, or a mix. On our job pages this shows as "Civil service exam title".
From ≈ $25.25 an hour · $2,020 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $8.25/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$2,013 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 8.4 subway rides ($3 fare).
Price anything in hours of this job
Overtime added $11,693 on average that year, and it isn't guaranteed. Base salary of active employees paid a yearly rate, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Source: NYC's payroll data
Check yourself
What they actually ask for.
A license or certificate is part of the requirements
Qualification Requirements
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 16 semester credits in chemistry and 8 semester credits in any one or a combination of the following areas: chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, environmental science, forensic science, or other natural science.
Certificate Requirement
At the time of appointment to a clinical laboratory, candidates must possess a valid License as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist issued by the New York State Education Department. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
Additional Qualification Requirements For Assignment Level II and above.
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To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II and above, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements described for Assignment Level I, at least two years of fulltime satisfactory experience performing chemical or physical analyses in a laboratory.
Education may be substituted for experience
on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college in any of the areas of study described in the qualification requirements above for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with the specialized credits as described above.
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The work
What the job is.
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Driver license
“Since driving a city vehicle while on standby is required, candidates should possess a valid NYS driver's license.”
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IMPORTANT: To be considered for interview, ALL candidates must be serving PERMANENT in the Associate Chemist 01 Civil Service title.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) mission is to protect public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.
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DEP is the largest combined municipal and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees.
We deliver 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water per day to 8.3 million New York City residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York, and we collect and treat an average of 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day.
The Bureau of Sustainability Environmental Testing Laboratory provides testing for the BEC Asbestos Enforcement Unit in accordance with New York State, Department of Health regulations. The Lab works in providing quick, efficient and accurate results to the Asbestos Enforcement unit.
The laboratory provides legally defensible reports for Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings/Environmental Control Board, to pursue appropriate remediation activities. These results will help facilitate rapid remediation control of asbestos fibers to ensure safety of citizen across New York City.
The laboratory seeks to hire (4) Associate Chemist Level 01's to serve as Laboratory Analysts in the laboratory located in Queens, New York.
The selected candidates will have responsibility in performing routine testing of bulk building material for the presence of Asbestos fibers and will be responsible for calibration of equipment; updating data in calibration log books accurately; completing on-line excel bench sheets, documenting testing of samples; successful participation in proficiency testing rounds; adhering to all quality control and standard operating procedures outlined in the laboratory Quality and Standard Operating Procedural Manuals; comply and follow all safety procedures outlined in the Chemical Hygiene Plan; Individual must have completed a specialized training course in Microscopic Identification of Asbestos fibers by PLM.
Since the laboratory operates 24/7, candidates must be available to work on the Standby schedule each month. Since driving a city vehicle while on standby is required, candidates should possess a valid NYS driver's license.
Skills they'd like
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The ideal candidate must have at least one year’s working experience in an environmental testing laboratory performing testing on environmental samples.
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Experience and knowledge of various testing methods.
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Possess general knowledge in the area of asbestos testing by polarized light microscopy.
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All the skills they list
The most suitable candidate would also possess the following skills: Microsoft Word, OneDrive, and Excel. *
Experience driving in the 5 boroughs of NYC.
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
Live in NYC within 90 days (usually)
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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