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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 “Veterinary Laboratory Technician”

Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
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.
Measure or weigh compounds and solutions for use in testing or animal feed.
Conduct research or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
Conduct or supervise operational programs such as fish hatcheries, greenhouses and livestock production programs.
Feed livestock or laboratory animals.
Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
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.
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.
Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
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.
Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Systat Software SigmaPlot
MapInfo MapMarker
Microsoft PowerPoint
Phred
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
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Systat Software Table Curve
SAS
ClustalW
Laboratory information management system LIMS
BD Biosciences CellQuest
Gene Codes Sequencher
Microsoft Word
Thomson EndNote
PolyBayes
BoxShade
ESRI ArcGIS software
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Corel WordPerfect
Microsoft Access
Statistical software
Phrap
Primer3