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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”

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.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
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 insect or plant disease surveys.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
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.
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.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
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.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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