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

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

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