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