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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 “Sustainable Agriculture Specialist”

Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
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.
Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
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.
Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
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 culture media, following standard procedures.
Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
Collect animal or crop samples.
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 crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
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 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.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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