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