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Job Description

Assist biological and medical scientists in laboratories. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4021.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,130.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
Currently, there are 74,720 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biological Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Biological Technician”

Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Conduct standardized biological, microbiological or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses to evaluate the quantity or quality of physical or chemical substances in food or other products.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.

Related Technology & Tools

Conductivity meters
Radioactive counters
Sterilizers
Electrophorators
Electrophoresis boxes
Gel imaging apparatus
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Automated microplate ELISA readers
Ultramicrotomes
Balances
Autoclaves
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Microplate washers
Test tubes
Laboratory ovens
Glass washers
Waterbaths
Cytofluorographs
Personal computers
Ultralow freezers
Laser printers
Biological containment hoods
Petri dishes
Distillation equipment
Microplate shakers
Spectrophotometers
Aerobic growth chambers
Microcentrifuges
Hematology cell counters
Imaging systems
Microplate readers
Centrifuges
Agitators
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Incubators
Liquid handling robots
Flow cytometers
Bioanalyzers
Protein sequencers
pH meters
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Full-face respirators
Coulter counters
Ultrasonic cleaners
Fluoride electrodes
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Drying ovens
Homogenizers
Volumetric glassware
Titration burets
Refrigerated centrifuges
Paraffin embedding consoles
Inverted microscopes
Gel chromatography equipment
Stirring hotplates
Robotic laboratory equipment
Incubator microscopes
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Amino acid analyzers
Fluorometers
Gas chromatographs GC
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Notebook computers
Analytical balances
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Inoculating loops
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Ultracentrifuges
Water jacketed incubators
Multichannel pipetters
Automated cell counters
Hybridization ovens
Anaerobic growth chambers
Automatic pipetters
Vacuum dehydration units

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