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