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