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