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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
- 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
- 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 “Smoke Tester”
- Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations.
- Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis.
- Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards.
- Determine amounts and kinds of chemicals to use in destroying harmful organisms or removing impurities from purification systems.
- Distribute permits, closure plans, or cleanup plans.
- 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.
- Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock to determine concentration of pollutants.
- Make recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions at workplaces or public facilities.
- Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis.
- Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.
- Develop testing procedures.
- Analyze potential environmental impacts of production process changes and recommend steps to mitigate negative impacts.
- Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment.
- Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.
- Initiate procedures to close down or fine establishments violating environmental or health regulations.
- Discuss test results and analyses with customers.
- Develop or implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution or radiation.
- Inspect sanitary conditions at public facilities.
- Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results.
- Calibrate microscopes or test instruments.
- Conduct standardized tests to ensure materials or supplies used throughout power supply systems meet processing and safety specifications.
- Perform statistical analysis of environmental data.
- Monitor emission control devices to ensure they are operating properly and comply with state and federal regulations.
- Develop or implement site recycling or hazardous waste stream programs.
- Direct activities of workers in laboratory.
Related Technology & Tools
- Area sampling pumps
- Noise dosimeters
- Bladder water sampling pumps
- Landfill gas detection systems
- Lead soil sampling kits
- Pilot tubes
- Phase contrast microscopes
- Velocity meters
- Radon detection devices
- Luxmeters
- Field data collection computers
- Water well depth meters
- Personal computers
- Noise logging analyzers
- Hygrometers
- Polarized light microscopes
- Zero air generators
- Chloride test kits
- Moisture meters
- Centrifuges
- Large-format plotters
- Lead air sampling kits
- Soil augers
- Centrifugal water sampling pumps
- Passive samplers for organic vapors
- Digitizing tablets
- Air sampling primary flow calibrators
- Ozone generators
- Laser printers
- Salinity meters
- Nephelometers
- Micromanometers
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Particulate samplers
- Spectrophotometers
- Particulate monitors
- Pump flowmeters
- Water chemistry analysis equipment
- Digital cameras
- Water level recorders
- Hach field kits
- Bioaerosol impactors
- Air sampling impingers
- Air current test kits
- Vibration monitors
- Micropurge sampling equipment
- Colorimetric field sampling devices
- Digital hand meters
- Peristaltic pumps
- CO2 monitors
- Sound level meters
- Autoclaves
- Chlorinated hydrocarbon testing equipment
- Halide meters
- Carpet sampling pump kits
- Detector tubes
- Carbon monoxide monitors
- Lead surface sampling kits
- Soil vapor extraction units
- Landfill gas collection systems
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Sewer surveillance cameras
- Low-flow pumps
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Flame ionization detectors FID
- Air monitoring equipment
- Flow monitoring equipment
- Electronic pump calibrators
- Interface probes
- Halogen leak detectors
- Humidity sticks
- Lead water sampling kits
- Freon detectors
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Photoionization detectors PID
- Indoor air quality IAQ monitors
- Water sampling pumps
- Water sampling augers
- Dilution systems
- Sequential air samplers
- Infiltrometers
- Purge pumps
- Handheld laser particle counters
- Notebook computers
- Microscope slides
- Noise monitoring instruments
- Water sampling bailers
- pH meters
- Water sample extraction tubes
- Water sample extraction pumps
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- Visual OTTHYMO
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