Also called: Fly Stock Technician, Fruit Fly Lab Technician
Keeps tens of thousands of strains of fruit flies alive for scientists worldwide, flipping them into fresh food vials and shipping orders.
Spends the morning 'flipping' flies: tapping each strain from an old vial into a new one with fresh yellow food before the larvae run out. Then you check flies under a microscope for the right traits, pack orders for labs in other countries and cook another batch of fly food.
Estimate; university staff pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a bachelor's in biology; some hires are students or have relevant lab experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Genetics.
Growing about average. Steady at a few national stock centers and big fly labs.
Low risk for 10 years. Tracking software helps, but transferring and checking live flies is detailed hands-on work.
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Math.
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