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