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