| Activities | 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. |
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| Outlook | Average job growth |
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| Median Income | $37,400 per year in May 2006 |
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| Work Context & Conditions | Science technicians work under a wide variety of conditions. Most work indoors, usually in laboratories, and have regular hours. Some occasionally work irregular hours to monitor experiments that can't be completed during regular working hours. |
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| Minimum Education Requirements | Associate's Degree
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| Skills | Learning Strategies, Instructing, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Science |
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| Abilities | Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Information Ordering |
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| Interviews | Peggy Hall
Joel Han
Keisha Hines-Harris
Jason Sacks |
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