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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 “Agricultural Specialist”

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

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

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