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