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