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