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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”.

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Tasks for “Resource Biologist-Fisheries”

Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
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.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
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.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.

Related Technology & Tools

Light/tissue culture microscopes
Gel chromatography equipment
Paraffin embedding consoles
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Inoculating loops
Hematology cell counters
Petri dishes
Fluorometers
Microplate readers
Agitators
Gas chromatographs GC
Balances
Robotic laboratory equipment
Incubators
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Drying ovens
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Autoclaves
Homogenizers
Anaerobic growth chambers
Vacuum dehydration units
Test tubes
Biological containment hoods
Automated cell counters
Volumetric glassware
Sterilizers
Dissection microscopes
Electrophoresis boxes
Full-face respirators
Glass washers
Waterbaths
Flow cytometers
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Personal computers
Centrifuges
Water jacketed incubators
Analytical balances
Electrophorators
Imaging systems
Microplate shakers
Incubator microscopes
Automatic pipetters
Bioanalyzers
Ultracentrifuges
Distillation equipment
Laser printers
Ultralow freezers
Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers
Spectrophotometers
Refrigerated centrifuges
Ultrasonic cleaners
Notebook computers
Microcentrifuges
Titration burets
Radioactive counters
Coulter counters
Ultramicrotomes
Protein sequencers
Conductivity meters
pH meters
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
Automated microplate ELISA readers
Fluoride electrodes
Hybridization ovens
Laboratory ovens
Stirring hotplates
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Multichannel pipetters
Cytofluorographs
Liquid handling robots
Aerobic growth chambers
Amino acid analyzers
Microplate washers
Gel imaging apparatus
Inverted microscopes

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