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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

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Tasks for “Agricultural Technicians”

Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
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.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
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.
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.
Collect animal or crop samples.
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 culture media, following standard procedures.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
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.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
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.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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