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