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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 “Research Specialist”

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

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

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