Will “Environmental Planner” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

1.8% Chance of Automation

“Environmental Planner” 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 “Environmental Planner”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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