Competencies Life Sciences Research Technician in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region

Find out what competencies you typically need to work as a life sciences research technician in Canada.

Skills Help - Skills

  • Biological technologists
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
    Evaluation 4 - High Level
    Coordinating 3 - Moderate Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
    Time Management 3 - Moderate Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 3 - Moderate Level
    Digital Production 3 - Moderate Level
  • Biological technicians
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 3 - Moderate Level
    Product Design 3 - Moderate Level
    Troubleshooting 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Numeracy 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level

Skills

Skills are capabilities that you develop over time. Different jobs require different skills. You will need them to do a good job in your roles, tasks, and duties.

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

  • Biological technologists
    Importance
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Independence 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
  • Biological technicians
    Importance
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Independence 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Creativity 2 - Somewhat important
    Service Orientation 2 - Somewhat important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the traits that you are born with. You can develop them through your social context and personal experiences. Different jobs require different personal attributes. Personal attributes are important at work because they influence how you are, and how you do things.

Interest Help - Interest

Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are all about handling objects, tools, machines, or animals in a standard way. Many of these jobs don’t involve a lot of paperwork or teamwork.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are all about studying things in an organized or creative way. These things can be physical, natural, or cultural. People in those jobs must think a lot, work with ideas, search for facts and solve problems.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are all about expressing yourself in a creative way to make visual, performing, written, or applied art. They often involve working with forms, designs and patterns. Most of the time, people in those jobs don’t have to follow clear rules.

Social jobs

Social jobs are all about working with people. This often involves interacting with others to help, care, teach, or inform them.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are all about taking action to achieve goals for a group or for yourself. This often involves starting and completing projects. People in those jobs often have to influence, lead and mobilize others. They sometimes also have to take risks and decisions or deal with business.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are all about following procedures and routines. This may involve tasks like keeping records, filing paperwork and copying documents. It may also involve working with data to organize and process it in a planned way. People in those jobs often have to report to a clear chain of command. They tend to focus more on data and details than ideas.

Interest

Interests reflect your preferences for work environments and outcomes. Different jobs require different interests.

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

  • Biological technologists
    Knowledge level
    Agriculture and Horticulture 3 - Advanced Level
    Forestry 3 - Advanced Level
    Livestock, Farm Animals & Wildlife 2 - Intermediate Level
    Water Resources 2 - Intermediate Level
    Biology 2 - Intermediate Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Physical Health 2 - Intermediate Level
    Veterinarian and Animal Care 2 - Intermediate Level
    Technical Design 1 - Basic Level
  • Biological technicians
    Knowledge level
    Agriculture and Horticulture 3 - Advanced Level
    Forestry 3 - Advanced Level
    Livestock, Farm Animals & Wildlife 2 - Intermediate Level
    Water Resources 2 - Intermediate Level
    Biology 2 - Intermediate Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Physical Health 2 - Intermediate Level
    Veterinarian and Animal Care 2 - Intermediate Level
    Technical Design 1 - Basic Level

Knowledge

Knowledge refers to the understanding of different theories and practices. Different jobs require different knowledge. You need specific knowledge to do tasks and activities in a specific field.

Source Occupational and Skills Information System

Labour Market Information Survey
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