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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”
- 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
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Microsoft Project
- ClustalW
- Thomson EndNote
- Systat Software SigmaPlot
- Systat Software Table Curve
- Microsoft Excel
- Primer3
- Corel WordPerfect
- Graphics software
- Phred
- MapInfo MapMarker
- Microsoft Outlook
- Gene Runner
- Statistical software
- BD Biosciences CellQuest
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Word
- ESRI ArcGIS software (analytical or scientific feature)
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- PolyBayes
- BoxShade
- SAS
- Gene Codes Sequencher
- Harvard Graphics
- Microsoft Office
- Database software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Access
- Phrap