Also called: Toxicology Study Technician, Preclinical Technician
Carries out the day-to-day steps of safety studies at a contract research lab.
Doses animals on schedule, records observations, draws blood samples at exact times, and follows strict rules so the data can be submitted to the FDA.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate or bachelor's in biology or animal science.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Animal Science.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Dosing animals, drawing blood on time and careful observation are hands-on, though AI-led testing may cut animal studies.
Classes: Biology, Agriculture or animal science CTE, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4021.
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