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