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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 “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.

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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
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Aerobic growth chambers
Microplate readers
Autoclaves
pH meters
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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

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