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