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