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