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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 “Agricultural Research Technician”

Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
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.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
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.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
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.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.

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

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