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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”.

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Tasks for “Herbarium Worker”

Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
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.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
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.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.

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Microcentrifuges
Notebook computers
Drying ovens
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Microplate readers
Distillation equipment
Fluoride electrodes
Ultrasonic cleaners
Incubators
Electrophoresis boxes
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Analytical balances
Personal computers
Flow cytometers
Laboratory ovens
Dissection microscopes
Radioactive counters
Vacuum dehydration units
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Paraffin embedding consoles
Glass washers
Anaerobic growth chambers
Conductivity meters
Cytofluorographs
Microplate shakers
Bioanalyzers
Microplate washers
Waterbaths
Refrigerated centrifuges
Protein sequencers
Amino acid analyzers
Centrifuges
Water jacketed incubators
Titration burets
Automated microplate ELISA readers
Gel imaging apparatus
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Hematology cell counters
Ultralow freezers
Inoculating loops
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Multichannel pipetters
Incubator microscopes
Biological containment hoods
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Volumetric glassware
Coulter counters
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Homogenizers
Laser printers
Gas chromatographs GC
Electrophorators
Spectrophotometers
Sterilizers
Test tubes
Automatic pipetters
Automated cell counters
Stirring hotplates
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Imaging systems
Balances
Full-face respirators
Ultramicrotomes
Gel chromatography equipment
Inverted microscopes
pH meters
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Liquid handling robots
Ultracentrifuges
Robotic laboratory equipment
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Hybridization ovens
Agitators
Petri dishes
Autoclaves
Fluorometers

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