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