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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 Researcher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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