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