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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
- Agricultural Specialist
- Agricultural Researcher
- Acidity Tester
Tasks for “Agriculture Research Laboratory Assistant”
- 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.
- Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
- Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
- Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
- Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
- Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
- 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.
- Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
- 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.
- Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
- Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
- Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
- Collect animal or crop samples.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
- Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
- Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Related Technology & Tools
- Balers
- Soil moisture neutron probes
- Dipping vats
- Moisture meters
- Hypodermic syringes
- Personal computers
- Sample vials
- Harrows
- Animal head-locks
- Egg incubators
- Air samplers
- Planting sleds
- Plows
- Crop sprayers
- Blood collection syringes
- Egg setters or hatchers
- Temperature gauges
- Cultivators
- Laser printers
- Portable refractometers
- Heavy cargo trucks
- Milking machines
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Compound binocular light microscopes
- Laboratory separators
- Animal measuring sticks
- Air compressors
- Chisel cultivators
- Harvesters
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Pruning shears
- Ladders
- Drying ovens
- Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
- Weight meters
- Bed shapers
- Aerosol foggers
- Fertilizer or seed spreaders
- Planters
- Water samplers
- Insect collectors
- Spectrometers
- Mowers
- Elastrator bands
- Artificial insemination syringes
- pH meters
- Animal chutes
- Reach pole saws
- Steam sterilizers
- Light trucks
- Infrared lamps
- Spray-dip machines
- Aerosol generators
- Rakes
- Disks
- Power saws
- Steam autoclaves
- Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
- Combine harvesters
- Electronic counters
- Electronic bench scales
- Vaccination syringes
- Agricultural tractors
- Granule applicators
- Surface thermometers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Gas welders
- Nitrogen test meters
- Milk cooling equipment
- Chemical sprayers
- Soil sterilizers
- Weather instruments
- Trenchers
- Sweep cultivator shovels
- Animal tatooers
- Callicrate banding systems
- Pollen collectors
- Threshers
- Desktop computers
- Tracked bulldozers
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Reverse osmosis systems
- Grain augers
- Notebook computers
- Tablet computers
- Vacuum blood collection tubes
- Livestock scales
- Power dusters
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SAP
- Spreadsheet software
- Data entry software
- Statistical software
- Web browser software
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Desktop publishing software
- Microsoft Office