Biological Technicians
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Calculated automation risk
High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 62% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Biological Technicians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Biological Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 6.6% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2024.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Biological Technicians' was $51,430, or $24 per hour
'Biological Technicians' were paid 7.0% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 76,990 people employed as 'Biological Technicians' within the United States.
This represents around 0.05% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Biological Technicians'.
Job description
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.
SOC Code: 19-4021.00
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Comments
Aspects of lab tech work will be automated, increasing productivity of already employed techs, but it will not outright replace everything that they do, it is not feasible.
And yet, there is still so much work left to do. I welcome and love automation for my work, because it frees me up to work on other projects and ideas. Research is funding scarce, yet there are so many ideas and projects to explore in order to generate results.
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