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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”.

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Tasks for “Bacteriology Lab Specialist”

Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
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.
Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
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.
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.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.

Related Technology & Tools

Laboratory ovens
Microcentrifuges
Paraffin embedding consoles
Distillation equipment
Gel chromatography equipment
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Vacuum dehydration units
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Ultracentrifuges
Liquid handling robots
Ultrasonic cleaners
Balances
pH meters
Titration burets
Homogenizers
Ultralow freezers
Fluoride electrodes
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Microplate washers
Automatic pipetters
Personal computers
Dissection microscopes
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Inverted microscopes
Imaging systems
Robotic laboratory equipment
Agitators
Protein sequencers
Ultramicrotomes
Notebook computers
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Laser printers
Centrifuges
Amino acid analyzers
Sterilizers
Stirring hotplates
Volumetric glassware
Multichannel pipetters
Microplate shakers
Anaerobic growth chambers
Cytofluorographs
Hematology cell counters
Conductivity meters
Flow cytometers
Inoculating loops
Hybridization ovens
Fluorometers
Glass washers
Biological containment hoods
Electrophoresis boxes
Electrophorators
Automated cell counters
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Aerobic growth chambers
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Gas chromatographs GC
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Incubators
Analytical balances
Radioactive counters
Test tubes
Incubator microscopes
Coulter counters
Bioanalyzers
Water jacketed incubators
Drying ovens
Spectrophotometers
Full-face respirators
Petri dishes
Waterbaths
Autoclaves
Automated microplate ELISA readers
Gel imaging apparatus
Microplate readers
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Refrigerated centrifuges

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Microsoft Access
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Phred
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Primer3
Microsoft Excel
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Gene Codes Sequencher
BD Biosciences CellQuest
Harvard Graphics
IBM Lotus 1-2-3
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Graphics software
Systat Software Table Curve
PolyBayes
Microsoft Project
Gene Runner
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
SAS
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
Laboratory information management system LIMS
Microsoft Word
ESRI ArcGIS software
Systat Software SigmaPlot
BoxShade
ClustalW
MapInfo MapMarker