Also called: Lab Equipment Reseller, Scientific Equipment Asset Recovery Specialist
Buys, tests, repairs and resells used lab instruments like centrifuges, microscopes and freezers when labs close or upgrade.
Drives to a biotech company that just shut down, catalogs 300 instruments, and bids on the lot. Back at the warehouse you test a centrifuge, replace a worn part, photograph it and list it for sale to a university that can't afford new. Some days you run online auctions.
Estimate; sales commissions can raise pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No specific degree required; a science or technical background and mechanical skills help.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Engineering Technology, Business.
Growing about average. Steady as labs open, close and upgrade.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps price and list items, but testing, repairing and hauling equipment stays hands-on.
Classes: Biology, Shop or electronics, Business.
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