Biological Technicians

Moderate Risk
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Vote Comments (3)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
62%
(High Risk)
POLLING
49%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 62 votes)
Average: 56%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
6.6%
by year 2033
WAGES
$51,430
or $24.72 per hour
Volume
76,990
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
4.6/10
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

62% (High 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

49% chance of full automation within the next two decades

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 shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Biological Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 6.6% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Biological Technicians' was 51.430 $, or 25 $ per hour

'Biological Technicians' were paid 7.0% higher than the national median wage, which stood at 48.060 $

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

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

Comments (3)

NA (No chance)
19 May 2024 21:28
You would need additional robotics, which cost money to buy and maintain, and if you are part of a small to medium size lab, it would end up costing more money long term trying to completely automate lab tech work with AI robots.
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.
Dan (Low)
15 Apr 2023 09:48
I'm a lab manager (lab tech who runs an academic lab). We're already automating away the work that undergraduate student volunteers and minimum wage part time "lab helpers" with bachelor degrees would do.

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.
IHATEAI
29 Aug 2025 18:24
Cool, so undergrads and grad students, as well as interns lose work experience that they need to move onto research then, thank God for automation.
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