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Biotechnology

There are many employment opportunities in this exciting field! A graduate of the program may be employed as a biotechnology technician in a variety of areas including, medical research labs, agricultural labs, pharmaceutical labs, environmental labs, government labs, and law enforcement labs.

Some sample job titles include:

Biotechnology technician
Research technician
Quality Control/Quality Assurance technician
Biological technician
Biotechnician
Bioprocessing technician

Biotechnology technicians assist biological and medical scientists in laboratories. Some of the tasks you will perform include:

Setting up and monitoring experiments
Preparing reagents and solutions
Operating sophisticated instruments
Caring for and utilizing research animals
Using computers to analyze, calculate and record results
Performing technical procedures such as DNA extractions, cell counting, protein isolation and purification, polymerase chain reactions, chromatography, electrophoresis, and various immunology/microbiology techniques
Development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals
Making observations and writing reports
Managing general laboratory activities

Salaries will vary, depending on the particular area of biotechnology where you are employed, that is, research, industry, or agriculture, the part of the country where you are employed, and your education and experience. In general, the starting salary for a biotechnician working in the medical research area in Central Texas is approximately $30,000.