STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ENTOMOLOGIST I
Class Code: 4091-19
Date Established: 01-02-76
Occupational Code: 7-6-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To investigate and survey assigned
geographic areas to obtain and provide information concerning recommended
procedures for pest management and control.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Surveys current
insect damage to assess potential environmental impact and identify need for
future management and control.
·
Researches
entomological data to develop specialized procedures for pest management and
control.
·
Recommends and
presents strategies for controlling insect destruction affecting plant growers
and other interested parties.
·
Determines cause of
insect damage or plant disease and recommends methods of eradication or
control.
·
Consults with
authorities, local county agricultural agents, and foresters relative to insect
and plant disease suppression and control problems.
·
Conducts inspections
and issues certificates for plants, plant products and other materials moving
in interstate commerce and subject to various quarantine regulations.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in entomology, invertebrate zoology, or
plant pathology. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: One year of field experience in
entomology in connection with insect and plant disease programs.
License/Certification: Possession of a valid New Hampshire
driver's license and/or have access to transportation for statewide travel.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Must have the physical ability to
engage in vigorous outdoor work while engaged in conducting surveys, field
inspections or participating in various pest control activities.
2. Must have demonstrated computer skills.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and
practices of the science of entomology.
Knowledge of the methods and procedures used in control of insects and
parasites affecting plant life.
Knowledge of the scientific research techniques and procedures used in
the identification and control of insects and other plant pests. Knowledge of chemical and mechanical
methods and other phases of pest control or programs. Knowledge of federal and state regulations governing the
control of insects and parasites affecting plant life. Ability to map forest or land areas and
to interpret aerial photographs.
Ability to conduct inspections and determine that products are free from
injurious pests and plant diseases.
Ability to enlist public support from landowners in matters associated
with plant protection programs.
Ability to compile and analyze technical data and prepare reports. Ability to plan, assign and review the
work of technical and non-technical personnel. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely. Ability to establish and maintain
public interest and confidence in a program of insect and parasite
control. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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