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