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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”
- Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
- Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
- 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.
- Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
- Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
- Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
- Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
- Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
- Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
- Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
- Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
- Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Distillation equipment
- Inoculating loops
- Analytical balances
- Automated microplate ELISA readers
- Liquid handling robots
- Gel imaging apparatus
- Microcentrifuges
- Full-face respirators
- Electrophoresis boxes
- Hematology cell counters
- Radioactive counters
- Spectrophotometers
- Liquid nitrogen freezers
- Ultralow freezers
- Cytofluorographs
- Sterilizers
- Notebook computers
- Personal computers
- Flow cytometers
- Electrophorators
- Automatic pipetters
- Automated cell counters
- Autoclaves
- Fluoride electrodes
- Laser printers
- Volumetric glassware
- High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
- Fluorometers
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Laboratory ovens
- Ultramicrotomes
- Incubators
- Petri dishes
- Waterbaths
- Vacuum dehydration units
- Protein sequencers
- Imaging systems
- Ultraviolet water purification systems
- Water jacketed incubators
- pH meters
- Bioanalyzers
- Homogenizers
- Aerobic growth chambers
- Centrifuges
- Dissection microscopes
- Incubator microscopes
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Inverted microscopes
- Microplate washers
- Microplate readers
- Microplate shakers
- Multichannel pipetters
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
- Test tubes
- Inherit sequencing analysis systems
- Robotic laboratory equipment
- Anaerobic growth chambers
- Balances
- Conductivity meters
- Coulter counters
- Light/tissue culture microscopes
- Stirring hotplates
- Amino acid analyzers
- Agitators
- Gel chromatography equipment
- Ultracentrifuges
- Paraffin embedding consoles
- Hybridization ovens
- Glass washers
- Automated tissue/slide stainers
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Biological containment hoods
- Drying ovens
- Titration burets
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Phred
- Harvard Graphics
- PolyBayes
- ClustalW
- Graphics software
- MapInfo MapMarker
- Systat Software SigmaPlot
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SAS
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Database software
- Gene Runner
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- BD Biosciences CellQuest
- Primer3
- Microsoft Outlook
- Statistical software
- Thomson EndNote
- BoxShade
- Microsoft Word
- Phrap
- ESRI ArcGIS software (analytical or scientific feature)
- Corel WordPerfect
- Systat Software Table Curve
- Gene Codes Sequencher
- Microsoft Office