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