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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
- Biological Aide
- Agriculture Technician
- Agriculture Research Laboratory Assistant
- Agricultural Specialist
- Agricultural Researcher
- Acidity Tester
Tasks for “Biotechnician”
- Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
- Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
- 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.
- Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
- Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
- Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
- Collect animal or crop samples.
- Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
- Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
- Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
- Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
- Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
- Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
- Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
- Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Sample vials
- Egg setters or hatchers
- Laboratory separators
- Animal tatooers
- Infrared lamps
- Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
- Sweep cultivator shovels
- Milk cooling equipment
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Soil sterilizers
- Reverse osmosis systems
- Steam sterilizers
- Callicrate banding systems
- Elastrator bands
- Surface thermometers
- Laser printers
- Aerosol foggers
- Chemical sprayers
- Gas welders
- Mowers
- Pruning shears
- Milking machines
- Trenchers
- pH meters
- Animal measuring sticks
- Vaccination syringes
- Granule applicators
- Electronic bench scales
- Air samplers
- Animal head-locks
- Grain augers
- Temperature gauges
- Pollen collectors
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Livestock scales
- Soil moisture neutron probes
- Vacuum blood collection tubes
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Rakes
- Heavy cargo trucks
- Spectrometers
- Portable refractometers
- Electronic counters
- Power dusters
- Compound binocular light microscopes
- Harrows
- Reach pole saws
- Insect collectors
- Egg incubators
- Threshers
- Notebook computers
- Hypodermic syringes
- Agricultural tractors
- Weight meters
- Drying ovens
- Harvesters
- Plows
- Fertilizer or seed spreaders
- Dipping vats
- Moisture meters
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Balers
- Tablet computers
- Combine harvesters
- Aerosol generators
- Blood collection syringes
- Steam autoclaves
- Power saws
- Bed shapers
- Planters
- Cultivators
- Chisel cultivators
- Water samplers
- Desktop computers
- Tracked bulldozers
- Weather instruments
- Personal computers
- Light trucks
- Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
- Spray-dip machines
- Animal chutes
- Planting sleds
- Ladders
- Air compressors
- Disks
- Crop sprayers
- Nitrogen test meters
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Excel
- Statistical software
- Microsoft Office
- SAP
- Data entry software
- Desktop publishing software
- Web browser software
- Email software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software