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