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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 “Laboratory Assistant”

Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
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.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
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.

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High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Inoculating loops
Sterilizers
Volumetric glassware
Imaging systems
Bioanalyzers
Personal computers
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Distillation equipment
Homogenizers
Aerobic growth chambers
Automatic pipetters
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Microplate washers
Cytofluorographs
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Microplate readers
Fluoride electrodes
Electrophoresis boxes
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Petri dishes
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Inherit sequencing analysis systems
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Analytical balances
Centrifuges
Waterbaths
Glass washers
Water jacketed incubators
Laser printers
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Gel chromatography equipment
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
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Notebook computers
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Titration burets
Microplate shakers
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Liquid handling robots
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Drying ovens
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Autoclaves
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Microcentrifuges
Hematology cell counters
Fluorometers
pH meters
Electrophorators
Ultracentrifuges
Multichannel pipetters
Paraffin embedding consoles
Full-face respirators
Biological containment hoods
Laboratory ovens
Gas chromatographs GC

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