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