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