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