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