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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”.
Also Known As…
- Agricultural Technicians
- Senior Agricultural Assistant
- Seed Analyst
- Research Technician
- Research Specialist
- Research Assistant
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
- Agricultural Technician
- Agricultural Research Technologist
- Agricultural Research Technician
- Urban Gardening Specialist
- Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
- Seed Tester
- Seed Technician
- Seed Specialist
- Seed Laboratory Technician
- Seed Laboratory Assistant
- Seed Expert
- Seed Analysis Laboratory Assistant
- Research Technologist
- Research Associate
- Plant Control Aide
- Permaculture Contractor
- Moisture Tester
- Landscaping Specialist
- Insect Control Aide
- Fowl Blood Tester
- Field Service Poultry Technician
- Feed Research Technician
- Feed Research Aide
- Faculty Research Assistant
- Extension Associate
- Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
- Cow Tester
- County Extension Agent
- Cattle Tester
- Blood Tester
- Biotechnician
- Biological Aide
- Agriculture Technician
- Agriculture Research Laboratory Assistant
- Agricultural Specialist
- Agricultural Researcher
- Acidity Tester
Tasks for “Research Associate”
- Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
- Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
- Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
- Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
- Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
- Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
- Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
- Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
- 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.
- Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
- Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
- Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
- Collect animal or crop samples.
- Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
- Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
- 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.
- Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
- Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
- Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
- Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
- Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
- Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
- Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Related Technology & Tools
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Insect collectors
- Compound binocular light microscopes
- Notebook computers
- Temperature gauges
- Mowers
- Drying ovens
- Reverse osmosis systems
- Gas welders
- Animal measuring sticks
- Tablet computers
- Egg setters or hatchers
- Cultivators
- Desktop computers
- Elastrator bands
- Chisel cultivators
- Water samplers
- Electronic counters
- Laboratory separators
- Planters
- pH meters
- Portable refractometers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Aerosol foggers
- Threshers
- Infrared lamps
- Hypodermic syringes
- Personal computers
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Granule applicators
- Pollen collectors
- Vacuum blood collection tubes
- Animal tatooers
- Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
- Agricultural tractors
- Animal chutes
- Power saws
- Bed shapers
- Spray-dip machines
- Harrows
- Vaccination syringes
- Callicrate banding systems
- Electronic bench scales
- Pruning shears
- Soil sterilizers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Weight meters
- Disks
- Rakes
- Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
- Blood collection syringes
- Reach pole saws
- Chemical sprayers
- Surface thermometers
- Dipping vats
- Harvesters
- Sample vials
- Steam autoclaves
- Weather instruments
- Tracked bulldozers
- Milking machines
- Laser printers
- Light trucks
- Air samplers
- Trenchers
- Fertilizer or seed spreaders
- Sweep cultivator shovels
- Planting sleds
- Ladders
- Crop sprayers
- Animal head-locks
- Egg incubators
- Nitrogen test meters
- Balers
- Heavy cargo trucks
- Air compressors
- Milk cooling equipment
- Aerosol generators
- Moisture meters
- Power dusters
- Combine harvesters
- Spectrometers
- Soil moisture neutron probes
- Livestock scales
- Grain augers
- Steam sterilizers
- Plows
- Microsoft Excel
- Statistical software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Desktop publishing software
- Data entry software
- Email software
- SAP
- Web browser software
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Office