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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 Specialist”

Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
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.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
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.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
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 tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
Collect animal or crop samples.
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 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.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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