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