Will “Sanitary Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

1.8% Chance of Automation

“Sanitary Engineer” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #81 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2081.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 88,530.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 42.00
Currently, there are 52,280 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Engineers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Sanitary Engineer”

Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, or planning or reviewing database development.
Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
Provide assistance with planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, or sampling as part of a team conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities.
Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Design or supervise the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.

Related Technology & Tools

Interferometeric refractormeters
Chemostats
Ultraviolet UV light detectors
Biological oxidizers
Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Stormwater samplers
Respirometers
Hydrological current meters
Sorbent tubes
Ambient air measurement devices
Luminometers
Argon ionization detectors
Mercury/hybrid atomizers
Solid shear failure testing devices
Colorimeters
Multi gas detector tubes
Notebook computers
Core drill rigs
Desktop computers
Microbics toxicity analyzers
Freeze dryers
Thermal/catalytic oxidizers TCO
Shakers
Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
Direct shear testing devices
Wave gauges
Air incubators
Flame emission detectors
Headspace autosamplers
Fume hoods
Electron capture detectors ECD
Anaerobic growth chambers
Laser photometers
Conductivity meters
Mass spectrometers
Liquid chromatography detectors
Ozonators
Liquid scintillation counters
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers
Liquid ring pumps
Surface area analyzers
Laboratory ovens
Ion chromatographs
Capillary electrophoresis systems
Limnological coring drills
Epifluorescence microscopes
Scanning potentiostats
Universal fractionators
Flow meters
Pitot tubes
Limnological core loggers
Incubators
Soil modulus failure testing devices
Centrifuges
Trace metal analyzers
Nitrogen oxide burners
Autoclaves
Soil electrical conductivity measurement devices
Geoprobes
Flame ionization detectors FID
Balances
Individual burner air measurement IBAM probes
Water level recorders
Supercritical fluid extractors
Sampling trains
Electric pumps
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Graphite furnaces
Automatic titrators
Fluorescence detectors
Nutrient analyzers
Sampling pumps
Photometers
Soil-erodability testing devices
Particle counters
Whole air canisters
Sample concentrators
Spectrophotometers
pH meters
Glove box systems
Thermocouples
Thermal conductivity detectors
Stem augers
Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
Dissolved oxygen meters
Multiparameter water quality instruments
Microwave digestion instruments
Seismographs
Gas chromatographs GC
Fluorescence spectrophotometers
Mud rotary drills
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Particulate filters
Gas meters
Plasma-mass spectrometers
Consolidometers
Environmental probe systems
Air velocity meters
California bearing ratio CBR testing devices
Organic carbon analyzers
Combustible gas meters

ESRI ArcGIS software
C++
ESRI ArcView
DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Access
RockWare MODFLOW
Microsoft PowerPoint
LINDO
HEC RAS
SofTech CADRA
Microsoft Word
Maplesoft Maple
Environmental health and safety documentation software
Bentley Microstation
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Air dispersion modeling software
Site remediation management software
Material safety data sheet MSDS software
XP Software XPSWMM
Water flow modeling software
Gas dispersion model software
Waste management software
Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
Regulatory compliance management software
Microsoft Excel
SAS
ANSYS
Continuous emission management software
Greenhouse gas management software
Wind flow modeling software
WAM software
Insightful S-PLUS
Autodesk AutoCAD
Simulation software
Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
The MathWorks MATLAB
Finite element method FEM software
Image analysis software
Fugitive emission leak detection software
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Hazardous materials management HMS software
Stormwater runoff modeling software
Ecological risk assessment software
Python
Photogrammetric software
Oil mapping software
Computer aided design CAD software
Simultaneous location and mapping SLAM
Microsoft Project
Rockwell Automation Arena