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