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