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