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