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Bioinformatics Technicians

	Median Wage (USD, 2025)	Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)	Projected Growth (2025-2035)
National Statistics	$81490	300	4.0%
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National

State

City

State

City

$81490

Median Wage (USD, 2025)

300

Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)

4.0%

Projected Growth (2025-2035)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Develop computer or online applications.
Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
Enter information into databases or software programs.
Assess database performance.
Maintain computer equipment or software.
Analyze operational or research data.
Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities.
Develop data analysis or data management procedures.
Maintain operational records.
Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.
Prepare research or technical reports.
Train personnel.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Format digital documents, data, or images.
Create electronic data backup to prevent loss of information.
Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Conduct quality analyses of data inputs and resulting analyses or predictions.
Confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities.
Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques.
Document all database changes, modifications, or problems.
Monitor database performance and perform any necessary maintenance, upgrades, or repairs.
Participate in the preparation of reports or scientific publications.
Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies.
Test new or updated software or tools and provide feedback to developers.
Confer with database users about project timelines and changes.
Create data management or error-checking procedures and user manuals.
Write computer programs or scripts to be used in querying databases.
Develop or maintain applications that process biologically based data into searchable databases for purposes of analysis, calculation, or presentation.
Enter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases.
Develop or apply data mining and machine learning algorithms.
Extend existing software programs, web-based interactive tools, or database queries as sequence management and analysis needs evolve.
Design or implement web-based tools for querying large-scale biological databases.
Train bioinformatics staff or researchers in the use of databases.
Package bioinformatics data for submission to public repositories.
Perform routine system administrative functions, such as troubleshooting, back-ups, or upgrades.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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