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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 “Industrial Hygiene Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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