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