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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”

Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
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.
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.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
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.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.

Related Technology & Tools

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