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Biological Technicians

$49.65K Median Salary 11.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 6.7% Job Growth

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About This Career

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Reported Job Titles

Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Biological Science Lab Tech), Biological Science Technician, Biological Technician, Laboratory Technician, Marine Fisheries Technician, Research Assistant, Research Associate, Research Specialist, Research Technician, Wildlife Biology Technician

Career data shown for:  
Annual Salary:
$33.48K to $79.11K
Employment:
73.71K Employed
6.7% Annual Growth
11.8K proj. annual openings
Typical Education:
Bachelor's degree
More Details
Career Entry Level:
Bachelor's degree
No work experience
No on-the-job training

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Inductive Reasoning
Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Information Ordering
Oral Expression
Deductive Reasoning
Written Comprehension
Written Expression
Category Flexibility
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Selective Attention
Flexibility of Closure
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Finger Dexterity
Fluency of Ideas
Mathematical Reasoning
Number Facility
Perceptual Speed
Visual Color Discrimination
Visualization

Knowledge

Biology
English Language
Mathematics
Computers and Electronics
Chemistry

Skills

Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Science
Active Learning
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Monitoring
Speaking
Judgment and Decision Making
Mathematics
Operations Monitoring
Systems Analysis

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software
Presentation software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Data base user interface and query software
Spreadsheet software
Geographic information system
Office suite software
Word processing software
Document management software
Map creation software
Project management software

Tools

Robotic or automated liquid handling systems
Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters
Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters
Deoxyribonucleic sequence analyzers
Microbiology analyzers
Steam autoclaves or sterilizers
Refrigerated and heated reach in environmental or growth chambers
Volumetric pipettes
Drying cabinets or ovens
Petri plates or dishes
Gel boxes
Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
Multipurpose or general test tubes
Laboratory mixers
Tissue embedding stations
Hybridization ovens or incubators
Scanners
Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers
Respirators
Laboratory washing machines
Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators
Laboratory balances
Fume hoods or cupboards
Bi distillation units
Gel filtration equipment
Rapid amplification or complementary deoxyribonucleic acid ends RACE technology products
Inverted microscopes
Electrophoresis system power supplies
Gas chromatographs
Benchtop centrifuges
Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid cDNA synthesis kits
Protein analyzers
Transilluminators
Beta gamma counters
Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges
Incubator accessories
Ultra cold or ultralow upright cabinets or freezers
Ultra violet water purification units
Shaking incubators
Histological staining apparatus
Water jacketed single chamber three gas incubators
Cryogenic or liquid nitrogen freezers
Water baths
Microtomes
Instrumentation for capillary electrophoresis
Anaerobic chamber
Ultrasonic cleaning equipment
Microplate readers
Microbiology inoculation loops or needles
Dehydrators
Electronic multichannel pipetters
Ion selective electrode
Laboratory burets
Binocular light compound microscopes
Amino acid analyzers
Microcentrifuges
Notebook computers
pH meters
Stirring hotplates
Homogenizers
Laser printers
Spectrophotometers
Microplate washers
Ultracentrifuges
Analytical balances
Personal computers
Conductivity meters

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