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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”.

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Tasks for “Research Specialist”

Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
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.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
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.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
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.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.

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Gel chromatography equipment
Inoculating loops
Analytical balances
Petri dishes
Incubator microscopes
Bioanalyzers
Microplate shakers
Conductivity meters
Multichannel pipetters
Distillation equipment
Cytofluorographs
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Gas chromatographs GC
Test tubes
Aerobic growth chambers
Waterbaths
Protein sequencers
Laser printers
Paraffin embedding consoles
Amino acid analyzers
Agitators
Homogenizers
Water jacketed incubators
Microplate readers
Liquid handling robots
Automated cell counters
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Automatic pipetters
Microcentrifuges
Ultrasonic cleaners
Drying ovens
Dissection microscopes
Radioactive counters
Vacuum dehydration units
Laboratory ovens
Full-face respirators
Hybridization ovens
Ultralow freezers
Automated microplate ELISA readers
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Personal computers
Flow cytometers
Titration burets
Hematology cell counters
Ultramicrotomes
Centrifuges
pH meters
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Robotic laboratory equipment
Fluorometers
Fluoride electrodes
Gel imaging apparatus
Coulter counters
Notebook computers
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Volumetric glassware
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Biological containment hoods
Electrophorators
Electrophoresis boxes
Anaerobic growth chambers
Imaging systems
Microplate washers
Incubators
Sterilizers
Inverted microscopes
Ultracentrifuges
Glass washers
Refrigerated centrifuges
Autoclaves
Automated tissue/slide stainers
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