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