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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 “Cattle Tester”

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.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
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.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
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.
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.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
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.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.

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

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