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Biological Technicians
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.
What a biological technician does
Become a biological technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good biological technician
- Reading work related information.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.
Biological Technician job outlook
- There are 3,386 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 794 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.