Scientific technician vs microbiology technician

Differences between scientific technician and microbiology technician duties and responsibilities

Scientific technician example responsibilities.

• Manage AIS boat check stations with WDFW enforcement (Carl Klein).
• Identify owl species by sight and sound prompt using hoot flute and reed caller.
• Work onboard commercial gillnet boats to monitor salmon harvest.
• Measure fork length and weight of salmon and steelhead, as well as other fish species.
• Operate and maintain power boats, drift boats, and rafts for field surveys.
• Utilize maps, GPS, rangefinder, secchi disk and kayaks on a daily basis.
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Microbiology technician example responsibilities.

• Job duties begin in a general microbiology/ infectious disease laboratory focuse on cultivating and managing infectious strains of microbes.
• Apply GMP and GLP documentation for all sample testing.
• Prepare culture media, perform culture media QC test, and maintain appropriate inventory, perform growth promotion testing and sterility.
• Quantify total aerobic plate count and total yeast and mold count.
• Keep records of all tests in database and keep entries of QA checks.
• Use of microscopes, autoclaves, carboys, manual and electric pipettes, etc.
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