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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 “Scientific Technician”

Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
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.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
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.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
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.

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Automatic pipetters
Water jacketed incubators
Ultramicrotomes
Automated tissue/slide stainers
Notebook computers
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Agitators
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Liquid handling robots
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Ultralow freezers
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Titration burets
Microplate washers
Homogenizers
Analytical balances
Paraffin embedding consoles
Ultrasonic cleaners
Ultracentrifuges
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High-voltage electrophoresis apparatus
Radioactive counters
Personal computers
Fluorometers
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Imaging systems
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Gas chromatographs GC
Volumetric glassware
Balances
Multichannel pipetters
Gel imaging apparatus
Glass washers
Automated cell counters
pH meters
Vacuum dehydration units
Microplate shakers
Bioanalyzers
Incubators
Petri dishes
Laser printers
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
Aerobic growth chambers
Hybridization ovens
Biological containment hoods
Stirring hotplates
Liquid nitrogen freezers
Laboratory ovens
Spectrophotometers
Dissection microscopes
Waterbaths
Microplate readers
Refrigerated centrifuges
Inverted microscopes
Conductivity meters
Inoculating loops
Cytofluorographs
Centrifuges
Distillation equipment
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Light/tissue culture microscopes
Inherit sequencing analysis systems
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
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