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