# Biological Technicians

SOC 19-4021. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/biological-technicians

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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $57,510 (middle half $48,130–$71,520; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $55,839; 67% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 7.4%; ~9.4k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Biology: 28% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Environmental Science: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/environmental-science-conservation)
- Biochemical Sciences: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biochemistry)
- Miscellaneous Biology: 5%
- Microbiology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/microbiological-sciences-and-immunology)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- Molecular Biology: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/neuroscience, https://educationguide.com/degrees/cell-cellular-biology-and-anatomical-sciences)
- Chemistry: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/chemistry)
- Natural Resources Management: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/environmental-natural-resources-management-and-policy, https://educationguide.com/degrees/wildlife-and-wildlands-science-and-management)
- Ecology: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/ecology-and-evolutionary-biology)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $56,470
- AL: $49,220
- AR: $46,930
- AZ: $53,290
- CA: $71,440
- CO: $59,400
- CT: $62,360
- DC: $64,770
- DE: $58,550
- FL: $48,700
- GA: $52,420
- GU: $44,950
- HI: $48,770
- IA: $48,050
- ID: $42,130
- IL: $55,790
- IN: $58,790
- KS: $51,630
- KY: $48,910
- LA: $47,310
- MA: $62,070
- MD: $52,900
- ME: $60,160
- MI: $51,070
- MN: $48,130
- MO: $50,640
- MS: $56,930
- MT: $49,920
- NC: $61,720
- ND: $55,330
- NE: $48,220
- NH: $55,540
- NJ: $66,040
- NM: $49,570
- NV: $51,680
- NY: $61,210
- OH: $51,080
- OK: $47,850
- OR: $52,190
- PA: $54,950
- PR: $46,630
- RI: $45,530
- SC: $53,040
- SD: $41,300
- TN: $50,840
- TX: $50,130
- UT: $52,960
- VA: $53,360
- VT: $51,190
- WA: $60,800
- WI: $51,750
- WV: $51,440
- WY: $46,480

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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