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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 Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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