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