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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 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
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- Biology Research Assistant
- Biology Laboratory Assistant
- Biologist Aide
- Biological Scientist
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- Biochemistry Technician
- Bacteriology Technician
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- Bacteriology Lab Specialist
- Babcock Tester
- Artificial Inseminator
- Artificial Breeding Technician
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- Aquatic Scientist
Tasks for “Research Assistant”
- Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
- Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
- Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
- Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
- Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
- Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
- Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
- 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.
- Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
- Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
- Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
- Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
- Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
- Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
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- Water jacketed incubators
- Distillation equipment
- Volumetric glassware
- Ultramicrotomes
- Microplate washers
- Automated microplate ELISA readers
- Protein sequencers
- Cytofluorographs
- Fluorometers
- Laser printers
- Amino acid analyzers
- High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
- Microplate shakers
- Electrophoresis boxes
- Drying ovens
- Inherit sequencing analysis systems
- Full-face respirators
- Robotic laboratory equipment
- Biological containment hoods
- Electrophorators
- Test tubes
- Bioanalyzers
- Gel imaging apparatus
- Balances
- Spectrophotometers
- Hybridization ovens
- Ultralow freezers
- Aerobic growth chambers
- Anaerobic growth chambers
- Microplate readers
- Stirring hotplates
- Laboratory ovens
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- Radioactive counters
- Automated cell counters
- Inverted microscopes
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Conductivity meters
- Light/tissue culture microscopes
- Flow cytometers
- Incubator microscopes
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Imaging systems
- Waterbaths
- Dissection microscopes
- Automated tissue/slide stainers
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Ultracentrifuges
- Glass washers
- Analytical balances
- Agitators
- Personal computers
- pH meters
- Microcentrifuges
- Ultraviolet water purification systems
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Notebook computers
- Gel chromatography equipment
- Automatic pipetters
- Liquid handling robots
- Hematology cell counters
- Homogenizers
- Titration burets
- Liquid nitrogen freezers
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- Refrigerated centrifuges
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- Centrifuges
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- Autoclaves
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