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