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Job Description

Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4011.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Agricultural Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Agricultural Research Technician”

Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Assess comparative soil erosion from various planting or tillage systems, such as conservation tillage with mulch or ridge till systems, no-till systems, or conventional tillage systems with or without moldboard plows.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Conduct studies of nitrogen or alternative fertilizer application methods, quantities, or timing to ensure satisfaction of crop needs and minimization of leaching, runoff, or denitrification.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.

Related Technology & Tools

Notebook computers
Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
Animal chutes
Callicrate banding systems
Grain augers
Pollen collectors
Weather instruments
Crop sprayers
Reach pole saws
Surface thermometers
Sample vials
Disks
Blood collection syringes
Light trucks
Temperature gauges
Laser printers
Personal digital assistants PDA
Granule applicators
Egg incubators
Animal head-locks
pH meters
Tablet computers
Electronic counters
Egg setters or hatchers
Vaccination syringes
Air compressors
Animal measuring sticks
Moisture meters
Aerosol foggers
Chisel cultivators
Power saws
Rakes
Milking machines
Nitrogen test meters
Animal tatooers
Laboratory separators
Threshers
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Combine harvesters
Portable refractometers
Dipping vats
Ladders
Spectrometers
Water samplers
Hypodermic syringes
Balers
Infrared lamps
Drying ovens
Insect collectors
Soil moisture neutron probes
Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
Pruning shears
Artificial insemination syringes
Sweep cultivator shovels
Harrows
Livestock scales
Desktop computers
Trenchers
Planting sleds
Compound binocular light microscopes
Tracked bulldozers
Milk cooling equipment
Heavy cargo trucks
Air samplers
Power dusters
Plows
Soil sterilizers
Harvesters
Personal computers
Gas welders
Benchtop centrifuges
Elastrator bands
Agricultural tractors
Steam sterilizers
Electronic bench scales
Shielded arc welding tools
Bed shapers
Fertilizer or seed spreaders
Planters
Aerosol generators
Vacuum blood collection tubes
Steam autoclaves
Cultivators
Reverse osmosis systems
Weight meters
Mowers
Chemical sprayers
Spray-dip machines

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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Excel
SAP