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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 Technologist”

Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
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.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
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.
Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
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.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
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.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.

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

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