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