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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 Technician”

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.
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.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory 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.
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.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
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 data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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