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Biology technician

Other names

biology laboratory technician, animal technician, biological technologist, life sciences technician, wildlife technician, biology lab technician, marine biology technician, mammalogy technician, animal lab technician, wildlife laboratory technician, wildlife lab technician, animal biologist

Life sciences and biology

Biology technicians provide technical assistance in researching and analysing the relationship between living organisms and their environment.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Conduct research, or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.

  2. 2

    Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.

  3. 3

    Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien biologiste/technicienne biologiste
español
técnico en biología/técnica en biología
العربية
فني أحياء
português
Técnico de biologia/Técnica de biologia
Deutsch
Biologietechniker/Biologietechnikerin
italiano
tecnico biologo

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