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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”.

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Tasks for “Laboratory Associate”

Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
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.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
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.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.

Related Technology & Tools

Incubator microscopes
Vacuum dehydration units
Agitators
Gel imaging apparatus
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Microplate readers
Amino acid analyzers
Analytical balances
Ultralow freezers
Fluorometers
Spectrophotometers
Notebook computers
Anaerobic growth chambers
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Ultrasonic cleaners
Flow cytometers
Glass washers
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Drying ovens
Titration burets
Radioactive counters
Test tubes
Inoculating loops
Biological containment hoods
Gel chromatography equipment
Centrifuges
Incubators
Autoclaves
Fluoride electrodes
Ultracentrifuges
Hybridization ovens
Electrophoresis boxes
Coulter counters
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Dissection microscopes
Microplate shakers
Full-face respirators
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Microplate washers
Liquid handling robots
Imaging systems
Inverted microscopes
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Multichannel pipetters
Sterilizers
Distillation equipment
Hematology cell counters
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Paraffin embedding consoles
Petri dishes
Conductivity meters
Laboratory ovens
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Cytofluorographs
Laser printers
Microcentrifuges
Refrigerated centrifuges
Water jacketed incubators
Automatic pipetters
Homogenizers
Aerobic growth chambers
Robotic laboratory equipment
Stirring hotplates
Volumetric glassware
Bioanalyzers
Balances
Electrophorators
Automated microplate ELISA readers
pH meters
Gas chromatographs GC
Waterbaths
Ultramicrotomes
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Protein sequencers
Automated cell counters
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Personal computers

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Graphics software
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SAS
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Microsoft Office
Primer3
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Gene Codes Sequencher
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Word
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