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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 “Biologist Aide”

Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
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.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
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 research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.

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Fluorometers
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Microcentrifuges
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Robotic laboratory equipment
Biological containment hoods
Analytical balances
pH meters
Conductivity meters
Paraffin embedding consoles
Gel imaging apparatus
Protein sequencers
Waterbaths
Notebook computers
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Electrophorators
Ultralow freezers
Titration burets
Centrifuges
Spectrophotometers
Radioactive counters
Refrigerated centrifuges
Fluoride electrodes
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Full-face respirators
Gas chromatographs GC
Glass washers
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Incubators
Inverted microscopes
Ultramicrotomes
Aerobic growth chambers
Ultrasonic cleaners
Flow cytometers
Ultracentrifuges
Amino acid analyzers
Microplate readers
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Hybridization ovens
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Drying ovens
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Bioanalyzers
Petri dishes
Laser printers
Microplate shakers
Homogenizers
Electrophoresis boxes
Balances
Anaerobic growth chambers
Automatic pipetters
Distillation equipment
Gel chromatography equipment
Test tubes
Cytofluorographs
Coulter counters
Volumetric glassware
Multichannel pipetters
Autoclaves
Laboratory ovens
Liquid handling robots
Agitators
Stirring hotplates
Water jacketed incubators
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