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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 Technologist”

Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
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.
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.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.

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Livestock scales
Electronic counters
Spray-dip machines
Gas welders
Steam autoclaves
Power saws
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Chemical sprayers
Elastrator bands
Soil sterilizers
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Dipping vats
Milk cooling equipment
Reach pole saws
Soil moisture neutron probes
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Weight meters
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Air samplers
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Animal tatooers
Animal head-locks
Steam sterilizers
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Power dusters
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Callicrate banding systems
Harrows
Hypodermic syringes
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Chisel cultivators
Animal measuring sticks
Electronic bench scales
Fertilizer or seed spreaders
Light trucks
Blood collection syringes
Trenchers
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Sweep cultivator shovels
Weather instruments
Drying ovens
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Vacuum blood collection tubes
Artificial insemination syringes
Surface thermometers
pH meters
Infrared lamps
Rakes
Laser printers
Disks
Mowers
Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
Shielded arc welding tools
Plows
Heavy cargo trucks
Compound binocular light microscopes
Ladders
Notebook computers
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