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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”.
Also Known As…
- Agricultural Technicians
- Senior Agricultural Assistant
- Seed Analyst
- Research Technician
- Research Specialist
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech)
- Agricultural Technician
- Agricultural Research Technologist
- Agricultural Research Technician
- Urban Gardening Specialist
- Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
- Seed Tester
- Seed Technician
- Seed Specialist
- Seed Laboratory Technician
- Seed Laboratory Assistant
- Seed Expert
- Seed Analysis Laboratory Assistant
- Research Technologist
- Plant Control Aide
- Permaculture Contractor
- Moisture Tester
- Landscaping Specialist
- Insect Control Aide
- Fowl Blood Tester
- Field Service Poultry Technician
- Feed Research Technician
- Feed Research Aide
- Faculty Research Assistant
- Extension Associate
- Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
- Cow Tester
- County Extension Agent
- Cattle Tester
- Blood Tester
- Biotechnician
- Biological Aide
- Agriculture Technician
- Agriculture Research Laboratory Assistant
- Agricultural Specialist
- Agricultural Researcher
- Acidity Tester
Tasks for “Senior Agricultural Assistant”
- Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
- 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.
- Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
- Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
- Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
- 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.
- Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
- Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
- 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.
- 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.
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
- Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
- Collect animal or crop samples.
- Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
- Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
- Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
- Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
- Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
- Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
- Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
- Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
- Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
- Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
Related Technology & Tools
- Temperature controlled reach-in growth chambers
- Portable refractometers
- Dipping vats
- Crop sprayers
- Sample vials
- Grain augers
- Combine harvesters
- Reverse osmosis systems
- Chemical sprayers
- Animal measuring sticks
- Animal chutes
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Gas welders
- Granule applicators
- Laboratory separators
- Moisture meters
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Nitrogen test meters
- Reach pole saws
- Agricultural tractors
- Blood collection syringes
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Fertilizer or seed spreaders
- Ladders
- Sweep cultivator shovels
- Heavy cargo trucks
- Light trucks
- Egg setters or hatchers
- Power saws
- Insect collectors
- Pollen collectors
- Rakes
- Soil sterilizers
- Callicrate banding systems
- Drying ovens
- Tracked bulldozers
- Water samplers
- Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
- Elastrator bands
- Animal head-locks
- Aerosol foggers
- Plows
- Air samplers
- Steam sterilizers
- Cultivators
- Vaccination syringes
- Electronic counters
- Personal computers
- Disks
- Trenchers
- Spectrometers
- Planters
- Weight meters
- Hypodermic syringes
- Power dusters
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Surface thermometers
- Infrared lamps
- Chisel cultivators
- Tablet computers
- Milking machines
- Harrows
- Notebook computers
- Balers
- Vacuum blood collection tubes
- Electronic bench scales
- Compound binocular light microscopes
- Steam autoclaves
- Spray-dip machines
- Air compressors
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Desktop computers
- Aerosol generators
- Laser printers
- Mowers
- Pruning shears
- Threshers
- Egg incubators
- Livestock scales
- pH meters
- Milk cooling equipment
- Planting sleds
- Bed shapers
- Weather instruments
- Animal tatooers
- Temperature gauges
- Harvesters
- Soil moisture neutron probes
- Spreadsheet software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Office
- Statistical software
- Microsoft Excel
- Desktop publishing software
- Email software
- SAP
- Data entry software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft PowerPoint