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