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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”

Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
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.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
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.
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.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Collect animal or crop samples.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
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.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
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.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.

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