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768A Oil Analysis Operator/Evaluator

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Overview

An Oil Analysis Operator and Evaluator analyzes oils and lubricants, using spectrometric analysis to identify wear metals. The operator performs physical property tests, maintains analytical records, analyzes trends, recommends subsequent actions, and reports findings.

Core Skills

  • Spectrometric detection of lubricant wear metals
  • Lubricant viscosity, contamination, and flash-point testing
  • Analytical trend evaluation and action recommendations

Civilian Career Paths

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Chemical Technicians

Spectrometric wear-metal analysis and physical-property testing of lubricants transfer directly to chemical laboratory testing and analysis.

How to prepare: Target lubricant-testing laboratories and prepare a skills summary identifying the spectrometric methods, physical-property tests, and trend analyses you have performed.

What the civilian work involves
  • Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
  • Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 768A

    [1] NEC entry "768A - Oil Analysis Operator/Evaluator"; cached text line 18363; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Spectrometric detection of lubricant wear metals, Lubricant viscosity, contamination, and flash-point testing, Analytical trend evaluation and action recommendations, Chemical Technicians (O*NET 19-4031.00)

  2. O*NET: Chemical Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Chemical Technicians (O*NET 19-4031.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 768A

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