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