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