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