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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 “Environmental Technician”

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

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

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