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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”.

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Tasks for “Medical Lab Assistant”

Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
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.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.

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Incubator microscopes
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Ultralow freezers
Balances
Aerobic growth chambers
Glass washers
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Hybridization ovens
Gel imaging apparatus
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Anaerobic growth chambers
Spectrophotometers
Microplate shakers
Fluoride electrodes
Multichannel pipetters
Microplate readers
Distillation equipment
Radioactive counters
Amino acid analyzers
Laser printers
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Water jacketed incubators
Personal computers
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Test tubes
Petri dishes
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Coulter counters
Automatic pipetters
Sterilizers
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Incubators
Ultramicrotomes
Ultracentrifuges
Fluorometers
Electrophoresis boxes
Waterbaths
Stirring hotplates
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Paraffin embedding consoles
Microcentrifuges
Flow cytometers
Hematology cell counters
Titration burets
Autoclaves
pH meters
Inverted microscopes
Ultrasonic cleaners
Homogenizers
Protein sequencers
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Cytofluorographs
Refrigerated centrifuges
Volumetric glassware
Agitators
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Notebook computers
Analytical balances
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Conductivity meters
Centrifuges
Inoculating loops
Gas chromatographs GC
Laboratory ovens
Liquid handling robots
Imaging systems
Gel chromatography equipment
Drying ovens

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