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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 “Specimen Technician”

Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with set standards.
Clean, maintain and prepare supplies and work areas.
Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
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.
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.
Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
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.
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.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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