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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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