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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 “Moisture Tester”

Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
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.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
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.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
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.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
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.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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