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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 Technician”

Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
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.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
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.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
Collect animal or crop samples.
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.
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 or present agricultural demonstrations.
Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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