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