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15-2099.01 Bioinformatics Technicians

O*NET SOC Title
Bioinformatics Technicians

Lay Titles
Bioinformatics Technician
Bioinformatics Research Technician
Biometrics Technician
Commercial Technician
Data Technician
Database Technician
Field Data Technician
Log Data Technician
Submission Technician
Voice Technician

O*NET SOC Description
Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.

O*NET SOC Description

Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.

O*NET SOC Tasks
Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques.
Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies.
Write computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases.