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What this job is
A School Laboratory Technician prepares, maintains, and manages science laboratory facilities and equipment in secondary schools. They support science teaching by setting up experiments, ordering consumables and equipment, ensuring safety compliance with Work Health and Safety legislation, and training students in safe laboratory practices. The role combines technical knowledge of biology, chemistry, and physics with practical facility management.
Pay
A$1,794 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Attention to Detailcore
- Cartographycore
- Health Terminology Literacycore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracy
- Calibrate laboratory equipment
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Data Entry and Accuracy
- Digital Literacy
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
- Process Documentation
- Quality Assurance and Checking
- Workload Self-Management