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    Careers Home Biological / Microbiological Lab Tech / Analyst

    Career Overview

    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.

    Career Outlook

    Projections 2022-2030

    New job opportunities are likely in the future. With a
    7% Percent change.


    2020 Employment

    87,600

    2030 Employment

    93,500

    What training is needed?

    People starting in this career usually have:

    • Bachelor's degree
    • No work experience
    • No on-the-job training

    Programs that can prepare you for this career are:
    • Animal Behavior and Ethology
    • Aquatic Biology/Limnology
    • Biochemistry
    • Bioinformatics
    • Biology/Biological Sciences, General

    What does a typical day look like?

    • Collect biological specimens.
    • Monitor operational procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards.
    • Interpret research or operational data.
    • Research microbiological or chemical processes or structures.
    • Record research or operational data.

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    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2055370
    Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.