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