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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 “Research Assistant”

Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and 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.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
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.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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