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How much do physics lab assistant jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 21, 2026, the average hourly pay for physics lab assistant in the United States is $20.25, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.59 and $23.08 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Physics Lab Assistant job?

A Physics Lab Assistant supports laboratory operations by preparing equipment, setting up experiments, and ensuring safety protocols are followed. They assist students and researchers by maintaining lab instruments, recording data, and troubleshooting technical issues. Their role is essential in ensuring a smooth and organized lab environment.

What are some typical daily responsibilities of a Physics Lab Assistant?

As a Physics Lab Assistant, your daily tasks may include preparing laboratory equipment, setting up experiments, monitoring experiments during lab sessions, and assisting students or researchers with technical issues. You are often responsible for keeping the lab organized, ensuring safety protocols are followed, and recording or analyzing experimental data. Collaboration is common, as you’ll work closely with supervisors, faculty, and students to support laboratory activities. This hands-on role provides valuable experience for those interested in scientific research, teaching, or pursuing further studies in physics.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Physics Lab Assistant position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Physics Lab Assistant, you need a solid understanding of physics principles, laboratory procedures, and safety protocols, often supported by coursework or a degree in physics or a related field. Familiarity with laboratory equipment, data collection software, and occasionally OSHA or lab safety certifications is typically required. Strong attention to detail, teamwork, and effective communication are key soft skills that distinguish top candidates. These abilities ensure accurate experiment execution, reliable data collection, and a safe, collaborative work environment.

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Assistant, Lab (Hourly)

$23/hr

Part-time

Posted 4 days ago


Austin Community College rating

8.8

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Job description

Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at12:00 A.M.on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. - AR 4.0300.01

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.


As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

  • Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

  • Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Assistant, Lab (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

To provide temporary assistance in a lab setting.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

  • Prepare and assist with setting up and cleaning up lab equipment for student-conducted experiments; may include assisting faculty and/or students during lab experiments, exercises, and exams.

  • Performs annual inventory of lab equipment.

  • Maintains a working knowledge of a variety of laboratory equipment and demonstrates the safe and proper use/disposal of equipment including hazardous material(s).

  • Prepares, tests, adjusts, modifies, performs routine maintenance on, calibrates a variety of technical laboratory equipment, and troubleshoots equipment.

  • Ensures lab safety and responds to laboratory emergencies. Maintain working knowledge of health and safety procedures/regulations.

  • Ensures EHS compliance in the laboratory through proper storage of equipment and hazardous material(s).

Knowledge

  • Knowledge of laboratory safety practices.

  • Knowledge of discipline related technical equipment.

  • Knowledge of basic discipline related equipment technical support.

  • Knowledge of instructional lab best practices.

  • Safely handling, using, and storing lab equipment.

  • Basic administrative procedures and practices; including inventory.

Skills

  • Maintains a regular, consistent work schedule.

  • Ability to provide technical support including troubleshooting and maintaining lab equipment.

  • Ability to communicate effectively with a multicultural population including faculty, staff, students, and external parties.

  • Problem solving and analysis as an attempt to improve laboratory success and student learning.

Technology Skills

  • Ability to use a variety of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software

  • Ability to set up, use, and maintain related laboratory-related software applications.

  • Ability to perform technical support of discipline related equipment, including both hardware and software.

Required Work Experience

  • Experience in an instructional lab setting

Preferred Work Experience

  • Two years of physics lab related experience and experience with working well with people.

Required Education


High school degree, including high school-level Physics

Preferred Education

College-level physics

Physical Requirements

  • Work is performed in a classroom lab and prep setting and may include fieldwork.

  • Must be able to lift objects up to 40 lbs.

  • Ability to stand, kneel, sit and reach.

  • Hand/finger dexterity to perform the essential functions, including the use of the keyboard.

  • Visual ability to perform essential functions.

Pay Rate

$23.00/Hour

Up to 19 hours per week.

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

June 30, 2026Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.


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