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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 Specialist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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