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