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Biological Technician Workplace Records
For a biological technician, a workplace timeline may span sample collection, observation periods, data entry, and equipment preparation. Describe your own assigned work without taking research specimens, study records, or confidential laboratory results.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Work stages
List preparation, collection, observation, and data entry periods separately for the dates involved.
Assignment changes
Identify the supervisor, approximate date, and duties involved in each reassignment.
Record locations
Describe where relevant schedules or lab entries are kept without copying protected research data.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Biological Technicians (19-4021.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Conduct research, or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.Source task 3741 · updated 08/2026
- Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.Source task 3749 · updated 08/2026
- Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.Source task 3750 · updated 08/2026
- Input data into databases.Source task 20981 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Biological Technicians (SOC 19-4021). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $19.84 | $23.66 | $26.56 | $49,220 |
| Alaska | $22.65 | $27.15 | $31.53 | $56,470 |
| Arizona | $23.39 | $25.62 | $32.86 | $53,290 |
| Arkansas | $19.71 | $22.56 | $29.46 | $46,930 |
| Connecticut | $28.30 | $29.98 | $38.93 | $62,360 |
| Delaware | $23.52 | $28.15 | $32.55 | $58,550 |
| Florida | $18.38 | $23.41 | $29.86 | $48,700 |
| Georgia | $22.89 | $25.20 | $29.38 | $52,420 |
| Hawaii | $17.35 | $23.45 | $27.78 | $48,770 |
| Idaho | $17.67 | $20.25 | $24.18 | $42,130 |
| Indiana | $23.92 | $28.26 | $37.11 | $58,790 |
| Iowa | $23.10 | $23.10 | $30.42 | $48,050 |
| Kansas | $22.18 | $24.82 | $33.76 | $51,630 |
| Kentucky | $19.40 | $23.52 | $29.44 | $48,910 |
| Louisiana | $16.68 | $22.74 | $29.36 | $47,310 |
| Maine | $24.13 | $28.92 | $31.23 | $60,160 |
| Michigan | $20.77 | $24.55 | $29.02 | $51,070 |
| Minnesota | $22.78 | $23.14 | $28.12 | $48,130 |
| Mississippi | $24.53 | $27.37 | $30.14 | $56,930 |
| Missouri | $21.87 | $24.35 | $31.47 | $50,640 |
| Montana | $23.52 | $24.00 | $27.37 | $49,920 |
| Nebraska | $20.75 | $23.18 | $28.00 | $48,220 |
| New Hampshire | $23.55 | $26.70 | $31.90 | $55,540 |
| New Mexico | $22.57 | $23.83 | $27.20 | $49,570 |
| New York | $22.99 | $29.43 | $35.21 | $61,210 |
| North Carolina | $23.46 | $29.67 | $32.01 | $61,720 |
| North Dakota | $23.70 | $26.60 | $29.17 | $55,330 |
| Ohio | $19.43 | $24.56 | $29.56 | $51,080 |
| Oklahoma | $19.58 | $23.01 | $28.82 | $47,850 |
| Pennsylvania | $23.16 | $26.42 | $34.38 | $54,950 |
| Rhode Island | $21.42 | $21.89 | $37.66 | $45,530 |
| South Dakota | $19.58 | $19.86 | $24.96 | $41,300 |
| Tennessee | $24.32 | $24.44 | $30.67 | $50,840 |
| Texas | $19.29 | $24.10 | $29.62 | $50,130 |
| Utah | $22.16 | $25.46 | $29.87 | $52,960 |
| Vermont | $22.79 | $24.61 | $31.20 | $51,190 |
| Virginia | $23.21 | $25.65 | $32.02 | $53,360 |
| West Virginia | $20.01 | $24.73 | $31.55 | $51,440 |
| Wisconsin | $23.31 | $24.88 | $28.51 | $51,750 |
| Wyoming | $19.39 | $22.35 | $27.37 | $46,480 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Separate the stages of laboratory work
Record when you collected samples, prepared an experiment, monitored its progress, and entered observations. An experiment date alone may leave out preparation or later data work. Use your own schedule to identify the periods you are asking someone to review.
Explain changes to research assignments
Describe the project type in general terms and who assigned your duties. If your responsibilities changed from collection to monitoring or database entry, note the timing and instructions. Distinguish your observations from conclusions reached by the research team.
Keep research and participant information secure
Use a general description of the experiment in your personal chronology. Do not copy participant identifiers, animal study records, unpublished results, or database exports. Note which authorized workplace system holds an entry so its relevance can be discussed without transferring the underlying data.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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