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