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