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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”.

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Tasks for “Botany Laboratory Assistant”

Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
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.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.

Related Technology & Tools

Stirring hotplates
Ultralow freezers
Volumetric glassware
Electrophoresis boxes
Laboratory ovens
Automatic pipetters
Multichannel pipetters
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Autoclaves
Analytical balances
Drying ovens
Titration burets
Cytofluorographs
Balances
Personal computers
Refrigerated centrifuges
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Water jacketed incubators
Coulter counters
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Vacuum dehydration units
Fluoride electrodes
Petri dishes
Dissection microscopes
Centrifuges
Incubators
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Automated cell counters
Fluorometers
Automated microplate ELISA readers
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Aerobic growth chambers
Laser printers
Spectrophotometers
Flow cytometers
Microplate shakers
Inoculating loops
Liquid handling robots
Amino acid analyzers
Conductivity meters
Incubator microscopes
Gel chromatography equipment
Ultrasonic cleaners
Microplate readers
Paraffin embedding consoles
Anaerobic growth chambers
Sterilizers
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Ultracentrifuges
Biological containment hoods
Agitators
Hematology cell counters
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Microplate washers
Distillation equipment
Gel imaging apparatus
Full-face respirators
Notebook computers
Homogenizers
Radioactive counters
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Bioanalyzers
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Gas chromatographs GC
Test tubes
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Imaging systems
Robotic laboratory equipment
Inverted microscopes
Waterbaths
Electrophorators
Ultramicrotomes
Protein sequencers
pH meters
Glass washers
Hybridization ovens
Microcentrifuges

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