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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 “County Extension Agent”

Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
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.
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.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
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.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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