Will “Industrial Hygiene Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

1.8% Chance of Automation

“Industrial Hygiene 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 “Industrial Hygiene Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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