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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”.
Also Known As…
- Agricultural Technicians
- Senior Agricultural Assistant
- Seed Analyst
- Research Technician
- Research Specialist
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
- Agricultural Technician
- Agricultural Research Technologist
- Agricultural Research Technician
- Urban Gardening Specialist
- Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
- Seed Tester
- Seed Technician
- Seed Specialist
- Seed Laboratory Technician
- Seed Laboratory Assistant
- Seed Expert
- Seed Analysis Laboratory Assistant
- Research Technologist
- Plant Control Aide
- Permaculture Contractor
- Moisture Tester
- Landscaping Specialist
- Insect Control Aide
- Fowl Blood Tester
- Field Service Poultry Technician
- Feed Research Technician
- Feed Research Aide
- Faculty Research Assistant
- Extension Associate
- Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
- Cow Tester
- County Extension Agent
- Cattle Tester
- Blood Tester
- Biotechnician
- Biological Aide
- Agriculture Technician
- Agriculture Research Laboratory Assistant
- Agricultural Researcher
- Acidity Tester
Tasks for “Agricultural Specialist”
- Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
- Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
- 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.
- Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
- Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
- Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
- Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
- Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
- Collect animal or crop samples.
- Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
- 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.
- Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
- Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
- Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
- Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
- Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
- Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
- Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Related Technology & Tools
- Egg incubators
- Water samplers
- Elastrator bands
- Laser printers
- Ladders
- Reach pole saws
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Pollen collectors
- Bed shapers
- Light trucks
- Chisel cultivators
- pH meters
- Insect collectors
- Animal measuring sticks
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Livestock scales
- Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
- Planters
- Crop sprayers
- Desktop computers
- Aerosol foggers
- Sample vials
- Compound binocular light microscopes
- Plows
- Harrows
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Steam autoclaves
- Soil moisture neutron probes
- Disks
- Spectrometers
- Electronic counters
- Balers
- Spray-dip machines
- Power dusters
- Nitrogen test meters
- Soil sterilizers
- Animal head-locks
- Power saws
- Air samplers
- Milking machines
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Mowers
- Air compressors
- Egg setters or hatchers
- Surface thermometers
- Steam sterilizers
- Chemical sprayers
- Sweep cultivator shovels
- Infrared lamps
- Pruning shears
- Combine harvesters
- Fertilizer or seed spreaders
- Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
- Animal chutes
- Blood collection syringes
- Notebook computers
- Vaccination syringes
- Harvesters
- Reverse osmosis systems
- Moisture meters
- Vacuum blood collection tubes
- Laboratory separators
- Milk cooling equipment
- Rakes
- Hypodermic syringes
- Granule applicators
- Portable refractometers
- Gas welders
- Weight meters
- Tablet computers
- Threshers
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Aerosol generators
- Drying ovens
- Weather instruments
- Heavy cargo trucks
- Callicrate banding systems
- Personal computers
- Temperature gauges
- Cultivators
- Planting sleds
- Animal tatooers
- Electronic bench scales
- Trenchers
- Grain augers
- Dipping vats
- Agricultural tractors
- Tracked bulldozers
- Desktop publishing software
- SAP
- Spreadsheet software
- Data entry software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- Statistical software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Email software