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