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