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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”.

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Tasks for “Microbiology Lab Assistant”

Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
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.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.

Related Technology & Tools

Autoclaves
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Sterilizers
Inoculating loops
Cytofluorographs
Spectrophotometers
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Centrifuges
Ultracentrifuges
Electrophoresis boxes
Laser printers
Hybridization ovens
Liquid handling robots
Titration burets
Full-face respirators
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Drying ovens
Personal computers
Paraffin embedding consoles
Amino acid analyzers
Waterbaths
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Ultramicrotomes
Protein sequencers
Water jacketed incubators
Dissection microscopes
Automated cell counters
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Volumetric glassware
Fluorometers
Gel chromatography equipment
Aerobic growth chambers
Distillation equipment
Hematology cell counters
Incubator microscopes
Light/tissue culture microscopes
Homogenizers
Petri dishes
Automatic pipetters
Ultralow freezers
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Microplate readers
Agitators
Inverted microscopes
Vacuum dehydration units
Electrophorators
Conductivity meters
Notebook computers
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Fluoride electrodes
pH meters
Ultrasonic cleaners
Test tubes
Microplate shakers
Bioanalyzers
Flow cytometers
Robotic laboratory equipment
Gas chromatographs GC
Automated microplate ELISA readers
Microcentrifuges
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Multichannel pipetters
Gel imaging apparatus
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Incubators
Radioactive counters
Laboratory ovens
Refrigerated centrifuges
Biological containment hoods
Imaging systems
Anaerobic growth chambers
Coulter counters
Balances
Analytical balances
Microplate washers
Glass washers
Stirring hotplates

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