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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 “Feed Research Aide”

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

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Moisture meters
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Soil sterilizers
Trenchers
Animal head-locks
pH meters
Blood collection syringes
Harvesters
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Electronic counters
Insect collectors
Soil moisture neutron probes
Bed shapers
Infrared lamps
Planting sleds
Balers
Benchtop centrifuges
Sweep cultivator shovels
Cultivators
Water samplers
Gas welders
Animal measuring sticks
Sample vials
Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
Vaccination syringes
Animal tatooers
Egg incubators
Elastrator bands
Air samplers
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Personal computers
Aerosol generators
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Compound binocular light microscopes
Spray-dip machines
Dipping vats
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Disks
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Laboratory separators
Planters
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Personal digital assistants PDA
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Temperature gauges
Rakes
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Portable refractometers
Shielded arc welding tools
Steam autoclaves
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Egg setters or hatchers
Combine harvesters
Milk cooling equipment
Notebook computers
Drying ovens
Granule applicators
Artificial insemination syringes
Grain augers
Plows
Ladders
Mowers
Surface thermometers
Power saws
Nitrogen test meters
Tracked bulldozers
Electronic bench scales
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Hypodermic syringes
Animal chutes
Desktop computers
Milking machines
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Reverse osmosis systems
Air compressors
Aerosol foggers
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Light trucks
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