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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”.
Also Known As…
- Biological Technicians
- Wildlife Biology Technician
- Resource Biologist
- Research Technician
- Research Specialist
- Research Associate
- Laboratory Technician
- Environmental Technician
- Biological Technician
- Biological Science Laboratory Technician
- Wildlife Technician
- Veterinary Laboratory Technician
- Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician
- Specimen Technician
- Seed Analyst
- Scientific Technician
- Resource Biologist-Fisheries
- Research Assistant
- Poultry Inseminator
- Molecular Research Technologist
- Molecular Lab Technologist
- Microbiology Technician
- Microbiology Quality Control Technician
- Microbiology Lab Assistant
- Microbiology Analyst
- Medical Technologist
- Medical Research Assistant
- Medical Lab Assistant
- Marine Fisheries Technician
- Laboratory Worker
- Laboratory Associate
- Laboratory Assistant
- Lab Technologist
- Lab Supervisor
- Herbarium Worker
- Game Technician
- Fowl Blood Tester
- Fisheries Biological Technician
- Fiber Technologist
- Feed Research Aide
- Exotic Plants Technician
- Downstream Biomanufacturing Technician
- Dairy Technologist
- Cytology Laboratory Technician
- Cytogenetic Technologist
- Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
- Botany Laboratory Assistant
- Biotechnologist
- Biotechnician
- Biomedical Technician
- Biology Specimen Technician
- Biology Research Assistant
- Biology Laboratory Assistant
- Biologist Aide
- Biological Scientist
- Biological Sciences Technician
- Biological Science Technician
- Biological Science Aide
- Biological Aide
- Biochemistry Technician
- Bacteriology Technician
- Bacteriology Research Assistant
- Bacteriology Lab Specialist
- Babcock Tester
- Artificial Inseminator
- Artificial Breeding Technician
- Artificial Breeding Laboratory Technician
- Aquatic Scientist
Tasks for “Research Assistant”
- Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
- Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
- Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
- Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
- Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
- Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
- Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
- 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.
- Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
- Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
- Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
- Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
- Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
- Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
- Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
- Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Related Technology & Tools
- Titration burets
- Incubator microscopes
- Electrophorators
- Aerobic growth chambers
- Notebook computers
- Incubators
- Spectrophotometers
- Vacuum dehydration units
- Coulter counters
- Homogenizers
- Ultraviolet water purification systems
- Glass washers
- Multichannel pipetters
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Hybridization ovens
- Drying ovens
- Inverted microscopes
- Electrophoresis boxes
- Stirring hotplates
- Bioanalyzers
- Imaging systems
- Test tubes
- Dissection microscopes
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- pH meters
- Microcentrifuges
- Anaerobic growth chambers
- Ultramicrotomes
- Sterilizers
- Light/tissue culture microscopes
- Analytical balances
- Microplate shakers
- Waterbaths
- High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
- Distillation equipment
- Cytofluorographs
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Paraffin embedding consoles
- Water jacketed incubators
- Gel chromatography equipment
- Amino acid analyzers
- Personal computers
- Fluorometers
- Inherit sequencing analysis systems
- Autoclaves
- Automated cell counters
- Petri dishes
- Automatic pipetters
- Hematology cell counters
- Volumetric glassware
- Liquid nitrogen freezers
- Conductivity meters
- Fluoride electrodes
- Agitators
- Laser printers
- Microplate readers
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Automated microplate ELISA readers
- Radioactive counters
- Balances
- Gel imaging apparatus
- Protein sequencers
- Robotic laboratory equipment
- Full-face respirators
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
- Liquid handling robots
- Biological containment hoods
- Ultralow freezers
- Flow cytometers
- Centrifuges
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Microplate washers
- Laboratory ovens
- Ultracentrifuges
- Automated tissue/slide stainers
- Inoculating loops
- Statistical software
- MapInfo MapMarker
- PolyBayes
- Microsoft Access
- Phred
- Microsoft Office
- Harvard Graphics
- SAS
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Microsoft Outlook
- Corel WordPerfect
- Systat Software Table Curve
- Primer3
- Thomson EndNote
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Word
- ClustalW
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Systat Software SigmaPlot
- ESRI ArcGIS software (analytical or scientific feature)
- Database software
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel
- Gene Runner
- BD Biosciences CellQuest
- Phrap
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Gene Codes Sequencher
- Graphics software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- BoxShade