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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 “Senior Agricultural Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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