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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 “Biological Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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