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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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