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