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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 “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

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