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