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