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