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