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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 Technologist”

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.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
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.
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.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
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.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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