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