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