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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Biological Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #238 of 702. Estimated risk: 30.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Biological Technician” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 57% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

46%

“Biological Technician” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 46% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Biological Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Avg. Annual Salary $58,020
Avg. Hourly Wage $27.89
Available Jobs (US) 76,190
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Biological Technicians #19-4021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Biological Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.

  • Feed livestock or laboratory animals.

  • Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.

  • Place orders for laboratory equipment and supplies.

  • 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.

  • Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.

  • 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.

  • Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.

  • Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.

  • Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.

  • Input data into databases.

  • Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.

  • Conduct research, or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.

  • Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.

  • 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.

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  • Consensus
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Gene Codes Sequencher
  • Gemini (Google)
  • PolyBayes
  • Primer3
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Perplexity AI
  • Microsoft Project
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • BD Biosciences CellQuest
  • Grok (xAI)
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Scite AI
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Harvard Graphics
  • Graphics software
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Gene Runner
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Systat Software TableCurve
  • Database software
  • ClustalW
  • Systat Software SigmaPlot
  • Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Word processing software
  • DeepSeek
  • Thomson EndNote
  • Phred
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Word
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Elicit
  • Phrap
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Homogenizers
  • Ultralow freezers
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
  • Paraffin embedding consoles
  • Distillation equipment
  • Inherit sequencing analysis systems
  • Incubators
  • Centrifuges
  • Autoclaves
  • Vacuum dehydration units
  • Flow cytometers
  • Multichannel pipetters
  • Automated cell counters
  • Bioanalyzers
  • Automatic pipetters
  • Titration burets
  • Protein sequencers
  • Robotic laboratory equipment
  • Electrophoresis boxes
  • Ultraviolet water purification systems
  • Volumetric glassware
  • Inoculating loops
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Fluoride electrodes
  • Microplate shakers
  • Biological containment hoods
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Gel imaging apparatus
  • Personal computers
  • Microplate readers
  • Cytofluorographs
  • Microcentrifuges
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Agitators
  • Automated tissue/slide stainers
  • Waterbaths
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Balances
  • Light/tissue culture microscopes
  • Aerobic growth chambers
  • Drying ovens
  • Test tubes
  • Amino acid analyzers
  • Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
  • Water jacketed incubators
  • Liquid handling robots
  • Ultramicrotomes
  • Analytical balances
  • Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
  • Imaging systems
  • Notebook computers
  • Conductivity meters
  • Refrigerated centrifuges
  • High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
  • Incubator microscopes
  • Automated microplate ELISA readers
  • Laser printers
  • Anaerobic growth chambers
  • Stirring hotplates
  • Electrophorators
  • Glass washers
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Laboratory ovens
  • Hybridization ovens
  • Sterilizers
  • Hematology cell counters
  • pH meters
  • Fluorometers
  • Dissection microscopes
  • Radioactive counters
  • Microplate washers
  • Liquid nitrogen freezers
  • Coulter counters
  • Full-face respirators
  • Gel chromatography equipment
  • Petri dishes

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