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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”.

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Tasks for “Environmentalist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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