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Job Description
Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4091.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 47,930.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 23.00
- Currently, there are 32,950 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health”.
Also Known As…
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
- Water Quality Specialist
- Water Quality Analyst
- Sanitarian
- Public Health Sanitarian
- Process Laboratory Specialist
- Laboratory Technician
- Laboratory Specialist
- Environmental Technician
- Environmental Specialist
- Environmental Health Specialist
- Water Treatment Specialist
- Water Quality Technician
- Water Purification Chemist
- Water Analyst
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Chemist
- Wastewater Analyst
- Waste/Materials Exchange Specialist
- Waste Minimization Technician
- Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Technician (TSDF Technician)
- Surface Water Technician
- Solid Waste Technician
- Solid Waste Landfill Technician
- Solid Waste Analyst
- Soil Analyst
- Smoke Tester
- Smog Technician
- Sample Prep Technician
- Remediation Technician
- Radon Inspector
- Public Health Sanitarian Technician
- Process Environmental Technician
- Pollution Control Technician
- Natural Resource Technician
- Mobile Lab Technician
- Microbiological Lab Technician
- Leaking Underground Storage Tank Remover (LUST Remover)
- Lead-Based Paint Technician
- Laboratory Assistant
- Instrumentation Chemist
- Infectious Waste Technician
- Industrial Ecology Technician
- Hazardous Waste Technician
- Hazardous Materials Analyst
- Hazardous Material Technician
- Groundwater Monitoring Technician
- Ground Water Technician
- Field Sampling Technician
- Facility Environmental Technician
- Environmental Science Technician
- Environmental Sampling Technician
- Environmental Safety Specialist
- Environmental Property Assessor
- Environmental Laboratory Technician
- Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Environmental Field Technician
- Environmental Compliance Technician
- Environmental Analyst
- Energy and Conservation Technician
- Emergency Spill Response Technician
- Decontamination Technician
- Compliance Analyst
- Chemical Lab Technician
- Biological Lab Technician
- Asbestos Microscopist
- Asbestos Abatement Technician
- Analytical Lab Technician
- Air Sampling and Monitoring
- Air Quality Technician
- Air Pollution Auditor
- Air Analyst
Tasks for “Biotechnician”
- Provide information or technical or program assistance to government representatives, employers, or the general public on the issues of public health, environmental protection, or workplace safety.
- Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.
- Direct activities of workers in laboratory.
- Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock to determine concentration of pollutants.
- Analyze potential environmental impacts of production process changes and recommend steps to mitigate negative impacts.
- Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results.
- Make recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions at workplaces or public facilities.
- Calibrate microscopes or test instruments.
- Develop or implement site recycling or hazardous waste stream programs.
- Monitor emission control devices to ensure they are operating properly and comply with state and federal regulations.
- Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards.
- Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis.
- Discuss test results and analyses with customers.
- Inspect sanitary conditions at public facilities.
- Conduct standardized tests to ensure materials or supplies used throughout power supply systems meet processing and safety specifications.
- Perform statistical analysis of environmental data.
- Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations.
- Develop or implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution or radiation.
- Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis.
- Examine and analyze material for presence and concentration of contaminants, such as asbestos, using variety of microscopes.
- Initiate procedures to close down or fine establishments violating environmental or health regulations.
- Distribute permits, closure plans, or cleanup plans.
- Develop testing procedures.
- Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.
- Determine amounts and kinds of chemicals to use in destroying harmful organisms or removing impurities from purification systems.
- Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Microscope slides
- Particulate samplers
- Lead water sampling kits
- Moisture meters
- Large-format plotters
- Carpet sampling pump kits
- Detector tubes
- Centrifuges
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Carbon monoxide monitors
- Lead soil sampling kits
- Flame ionization detectors FID
- Bioaerosol impactors
- Sequential air samplers
- Water sample extraction pumps
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Freon detectors
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Peristaltic pumps
- Soil augers
- Dilution systems
- Chlorinated hydrocarbon testing equipment
- CO2 monitors
- Water sampling bailers
- Pump flowmeters
- Particulate monitors
- Noise logging analyzers
- Colorimetric field sampling devices
- Water well depth meters
- Micropurge sampling equipment
- Field data collection computers
- Water sampling augers
- Notebook computers
- Low-flow pumps
- Personal computers
- Noise monitoring instruments
- Air monitoring equipment
- Humidity sticks
- Hach field kits
- Indoor air quality IAQ monitors
- Ozone generators
- Digitizing tablets
- Autoclaves
- Lead surface sampling kits
- Flow monitoring equipment
- Water sample extraction tubes
- Bladder water sampling pumps
- Luxmeters
- Pilot tubes
- Nephelometers
- Sewer surveillance cameras
- Hygrometers
- Laser printers
- Digital cameras
- Soil vapor extraction units
- Air sampling impingers
- Handheld laser particle counters
- Halogen leak detectors
- pH meters
- Velometers
- Air current test kits
- Interface probes
- Velocity meters
- Sound level meters
- Zero air generators
- Air sampling primary flow calibrators
- Spectrophotometers
- Electronic pump calibrators
- Chloride test kits
- Infiltrometers
- Photoionization detectors PID
- Water chemistry analysis equipment
- Vibration monitors
- Polarized light microscopes
- Landfill gas detection systems
- Micromanometers
- Area sampling pumps
- Water level recorders
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Passive samplers for organic vapors
- Lead air sampling kits
- Purge pumps
- Noise dosimeters
- Water sampling pumps
- Salinity meters
- Landfill gas collection systems
- Halide meters
- Digital hand meters
- Phase contrast microscopes
- Centrifugal water sampling pumps
- Radon detection devices
- Database software
- Microsoft Excel
- HEC RAS
- Scientific analysis software
- ESRI ArcView
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- ESRI ArcInfo
- ESRI software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Flood modeling software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Graphics software
- HEC-HMS
- Autodesk Softdesk
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Office
- Visual OTTHYMO
- Statistical software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Web browser software
- ESRI ArcPad
- FishXing
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- Email software