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