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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
- Biotechnician
- Biological Aide
- Agriculture Technician
- Agriculture Research Laboratory Assistant
- Agricultural Specialist
- Agricultural Researcher
- Acidity Tester
Tasks for “Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)”
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
- Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
- 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 data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
- Collect animal or crop samples.
- 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.
- Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
- Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
- Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
- Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
- Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
- Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
- Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
- Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
- Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
- Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
- Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
- Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Related Technology & Tools
- Power saws
- Blood collection syringes
- Heavy cargo trucks
- Temperature gauges
- Ladders
- Vacuum blood collection tubes
- Sweep cultivator shovels
- Agricultural tractors
- Spray-dip machines
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Weight meters
- Vaccination syringes
- Electronic bench scales
- Weather instruments
- Planters
- Compound binocular light microscopes
- Tablet computers
- Steam autoclaves
- Trenchers
- Tracked bulldozers
- Drying ovens
- Animal chutes
- Elastrator bands
- Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
- Combine harvesters
- Spectrometers
- Dipping vats
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Disks
- Chisel cultivators
- Steam sterilizers
- Chemical sprayers
- Animal tatooers
- Infrared lamps
- Gas welders
- Threshers
- Grain augers
- Egg setters or hatchers
- Callicrate banding systems
- Personal computers
- Air compressors
- Water samplers
- Pollen collectors
- Milking machines
- Granule applicators
- Hypodermic syringes
- Animal measuring sticks
- Planting sleds
- Aerosol foggers
- Rakes
- Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
- Soil sterilizers
- Animal head-locks
- Plows
- Crop sprayers
- Electronic counters
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Harvesters
- pH meters
- Egg incubators
- Soil moisture neutron probes
- Fertilizer or seed spreaders
- Air samplers
- Laser printers
- Bed shapers
- Mowers
- Reach pole saws
- Laboratory separators
- Pruning shears
- Reverse osmosis systems
- Cultivators
- Notebook computers
- Surface thermometers
- Livestock scales
- Aerosol generators
- Milk cooling equipment
- Moisture meters
- Light trucks
- Sample vials
- Power dusters
- Harrows
- Portable refractometers
- Nitrogen test meters
- Balers
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Insect collectors
- Desktop computers
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Office
- Statistical software
- SAP
- Spreadsheet software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Email software
- Desktop publishing software