Will “Environmental Health and Safety Specialist” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job Description

Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or the health of the population. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-2041.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 75,360.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 36.00
• Currently, there are 84,250 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health”.

Also Known As…

• Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
• Senior Environmental Scientist
• Research Environmental Scientist
• Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS)
• Hazardous Substances Scientist
• Environmental Specialist
• Environmental Scientist
• Environmental Protection Specialist
• Environmental Programs Specialist
• Environmental Analyst
• Water Pollution Specialist
• Water Pollution Scientist
• Regulatory Analyst
• Pollution Control Chemist
• Marine Scientist
• Environmental Systems Coordinator
• Environmental Services Manager
• Environmental Services Director
• Environmental Services Assistant
• Environmental Safety Specialist
• Environmental Planner
• Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
• Environmental Designer
• Environmental Consultant
• Ecological Modeler
• Compliance Coordinator
• Clinical Researcher
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist
• Air Analyst

Tasks for “Environmental Health and Safety Specialist”

• Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.
• Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects.
• Plan or develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.
• Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects or surveys.
• Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
• Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management.
• Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control or treatment or pollution abatement methods.
• Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees.
• Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases.
• Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.
• Process and review environmental permits, licenses, or related materials.
• Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control.
• Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data.
• Design or direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects.
• Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land.
• Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
• Develop methods to minimize the impact of production processes on the environment, based on the study and assessment of industrial production, environmental legislation, and physical, biological, and social environments.
• Conduct environmental audits or inspections or investigations of violations.
• Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment.
• Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff.
• Monitor environmental impacts of development activities.
• Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.

Related Technology & Tools

• Digital survey meters
• Turbidimeters
• Personal computers
• Smoke generators
• Digital cameras
• Combustible gas monitors
• Oil water interface meters
• Field radiological measuring devices
• Mass spectrometers
• Hand held augers
• Ammonia meters
• Toxic mold test kits
• Comparator water test kits
• Anemometers
• Soil gas sampling systems
• Fiberglass metering manholes
• pH meters
• Psychrometers
• Ambient air quality monitoring systems
• Evaporation gauge sensors
• Airboats
• Groundwater monitoring systems
• Scintillation counters
• Liquid samplers
• Ozone meters
• Radon monitors
• Dataloggers
• Soil analysis kits
• Lead air sampling kits
• Air/soil temperature sensors
• Water velocity flow meters
• Rain water samplers
• Core samplers
• Bailers
• Manometers
• Automatic samplers
• Gas spillage detectors
• Fuel temperature sensors
• Water quality testing photometers
• Viscosity meters
• HNu photoionization detectors PID
• Spectrophotometers
• Depth meters
• Notebook computers
• Mainframe computers
• Analog survey meters
• Gas chromatographs GC
• Heat stress monitors
• Stormwater samplers
• Aerosol spectrometers
• Dosimeters
• Coliform testing systems
• Multichannel analyzers
• Ionization chambers
• All terrain vehicles ATV
• Photoionization detectors PID
• Carbon monoxide meters
• Noise dosimeters
• Bomb samplers
• Pocket personal computers PC
• Geiger-Mueller meters
• Drop count industrial water test kits
• Colorimeters
• Mercury monitors
• Electromagnetic field EMF meters
• Chlorine dioxide meters
• Air quality dataloggers
• Scintillation probes
• Chlorine meters
• Atmospheric deposition collectors
• Lead water sampling kits
• Closed pipe Doppler water flow meters
• Sound level meters
• Explosimeters
• Nephelometers
• Global positioning system GPS receivers
• Desktop computers
• Multiparameter water quality instruments
• Bottom dredge samplers
• Soil probes
• Submersible water data loggers
• Moisture meters
• Particulate samplers

• Mapping software
• Chemicals and Irrigation CANDI
• TANKS
• Bentley MicroStation
• Tucows ChemBase
• CAP88-PC
• SoundPLAN
• Microsoft Word
• ADMS pollution modeling software
• Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
• Lakes Environmental SLAB View
• Web browser software
• Microsoft Access
• Ecotech WinCollect
• Structured query language SQL
• MIRS Compliance
• Lakes Environmental ISC-AERMOD View
• Golden Software Surfer
• Smart Data Solutions RS Solutions
• Chemical management tracking software
• Hotspot
• Graphics software
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• C++
• Lakes Environmental Emissions View
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
• Material safety data sheet MSDS software
• Laboratory information management system LIMS
• Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
• Waters eLab Notebook
• Compass software
• Wolfel IMMI
• SPSS
• Link Microtek
• Microsoft Outlook
• RockWare ArcMap
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• ESRI ArcGIS software
• SAP
• Sun Microsystems Java
• Rad Pro Calculator
• Spreadsheet software
• CERC EMIT
• RSA RadCalc
• Lakes Environmental EcoRisk View
• Ecotech WinAQMS
• Emissions tracking software
• Database software
• ESRI ArcInfo
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Geographic information system GIS software
• Statistical software
• Microsoft Project
• EarthSoft EQuIS Geology
• Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
• Microsoft Visual Basic
• ESRI ArcView
• DataPipe EHS
• DQO ELIPGRID-PC