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