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