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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 “Seed Laboratory Technician”

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

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

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