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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”

Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
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 or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
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.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
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.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
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.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
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.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.

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Personal digital assistants PDA
pH meters
Combine harvesters
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Disks
Egg setters or hatchers
Artificial insemination syringes
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Personal computers
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Soil moisture neutron probes
Laboratory separators
Animal chutes
Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
Mowers
Callicrate banding systems
Temperature gauges
Agricultural tractors
Reverse osmosis systems
Balers
Spectrometers
Plows
Shielded arc welding tools
Portable refractometers
Pruning shears
Sample vials
Insect collectors
Air samplers
Planters
Electronic counters
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Blood collection syringes
Spray-dip machines
Animal measuring sticks
Milking machines
Compound binocular light microscopes
Vacuum blood collection tubes
Tracked bulldozers
Power saws
Egg incubators
Electronic bench scales
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Bed shapers
Tablet computers
Hypodermic syringes
Grain augers
Benchtop centrifuges
Threshers
Fertilizer or seed spreaders
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Sweep cultivator shovels
Animal head-locks
Dipping vats
Rakes
Weight meters
Granule applicators
Infrared lamps
Desktop computers
Water samplers
Notebook computers
Reach pole saws
Surface thermometers
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Moisture meters
Steam autoclaves
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Laser printers
Ladders
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