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