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