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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
- Artificial Inseminator
- Artificial Breeding Technician
- Artificial Breeding Laboratory Technician
- Aquatic Scientist
Tasks for “Babcock Tester”
- Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
- 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.
- Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
- 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.
- Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
- Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
- Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
- Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
- 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.
- Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Automated cell counters
- Glass washers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Fluoride electrodes
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Automated microplate ELISA readers
- Titration burets
- Microplate readers
- Inherit sequencing analysis systems
- Liquid nitrogen freezers
- Spectrophotometers
- Electrophorators
- Vacuum dehydration units
- Bioanalyzers
- Homogenizers
- Inverted microscopes
- Ultramicrotomes
- Analytical balances
- Cytofluorographs
- Gel chromatography equipment
- Distillation equipment
- Light/tissue culture microscopes
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Ultralow freezers
- Dissection microscopes
- Centrifuges
- Biological containment hoods
- Volumetric glassware
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Laboratory ovens
- Electrophoresis boxes
- Anaerobic growth chambers
- Ultraviolet water purification systems
- Drying ovens
- Stirring hotplates
- Waterbaths
- Inoculating loops
- Automatic pipetters
- Petri dishes
- Microplate shakers
- Robotic laboratory equipment
- Imaging systems
- Autoclaves
- Sterilizers
- Balances
- Agitators
- Liquid handling robots
- Microplate washers
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Full-face respirators
- Radioactive counters
- High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
- Ultracentrifuges
- Test tubes
- Personal computers
- Hematology cell counters
- Incubators
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
- Paraffin embedding consoles
- Hybridization ovens
- pH meters
- Microcentrifuges
- Multichannel pipetters
- Fluorometers
- Coulter counters
- Aerobic growth chambers
- Notebook computers
- Flow cytometers
- Gel imaging apparatus
- Protein sequencers
- Laser printers
- Water jacketed incubators
- Conductivity meters
- Automated tissue/slide stainers
- Incubator microscopes
- Amino acid analyzers
- Microsoft Word
- ClustalW
- Systat Software Table Curve
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- Phrap
- Microsoft Excel
- Database software
- SAS
- BD Biosciences CellQuest
- MapInfo MapMarker
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Statistical software
- Gene Runner
- PolyBayes
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Gene Codes Sequencher
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Graphics software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Primer3
- ESRI ArcGIS software (analytical or scientific feature)
- Systat Software SigmaPlot
- BoxShade
- Microsoft Office
- Harvard Graphics
- Phred
- Thomson EndNote
- Corel WordPerfect