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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
- Energy and Conservation Technician
- Emergency Spill Response Technician
- Decontamination Technician
- Compliance Analyst
- Chemical Lab Technician
- Biotechnician
- 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 “Environmental Analyst”
- Make recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions at workplaces or public facilities.
- Direct activities of workers in laboratory.
- Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations.
- Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.
- Develop or implement site recycling or hazardous waste stream programs.
- Calibrate microscopes or test instruments.
- Develop or implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution or radiation.
- Monitor emission control devices to ensure they are operating properly and comply with state and federal regulations.
- Perform statistical analysis of environmental data.
- Initiate procedures to close down or fine establishments violating environmental or health regulations.
- Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.
- Conduct standardized tests to ensure materials or supplies used throughout power supply systems meet processing and safety specifications.
- Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock to determine concentration of pollutants.
- Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results.
- Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment.
- Distribute permits, closure plans, or cleanup plans.
- Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis.
- Analyze potential environmental impacts of production process changes and recommend steps to mitigate negative impacts.
- Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis.
- Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards.
- Discuss test results and analyses with customers.
- Develop testing procedures.
- Examine and analyze material for presence and concentration of contaminants, such as asbestos, using variety of microscopes.
- 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.
- Determine amounts and kinds of chemicals to use in destroying harmful organisms or removing impurities from purification systems.
- Inspect sanitary conditions at public facilities.
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- Water level recorders
- Digitizing tablets
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Halogen leak detectors
- Lead surface sampling kits
- Landfill gas detection systems
- CO2 monitors
- Passive samplers for organic vapors
- Humidity sticks
- Chloride test kits
- Radon detection devices
- Water well depth meters
- Soil vapor extraction units
- Pilot tubes
- Chlorinated hydrocarbon testing equipment
- Low-flow pumps
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- Water sample extraction tubes
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- Photoionization detectors PID
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- pH meters
- Noise monitoring instruments
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- Phase contrast microscopes
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- Soil augers
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- Centrifuges
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- Polarized light microscopes
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