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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 “Culture Media Laboratory Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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