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