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Job Description

Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientist. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3025.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 52,500.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
Currently, there are 16,550 people on this job

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Tasks for “Environmental Engineering Technicians”

Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.
Arrange for the disposal of lead, asbestos, or other hazardous materials.
Receive, set up, test, or decontaminate equipment.
Review work plans to schedule activities.
Assess the ability of environments to naturally remove or reduce conventional or emerging contaminants from air, water, or soil.
Produce environmental assessment reports, tabulating data and preparing charts, graphs, or sketches.
Collect and analyze pollution samples, such as air or ground water.
Review technical documents to ensure completeness and conformance to requirements.
Oversee support staff.
Decontaminate or test field equipment used to clean or test pollutants from soil, air, or water.
Perform statistical analysis and correction of air or water pollution data submitted by industry or other agencies.
Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.
Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.
Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.
Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.
Provide technical engineering support in the planning of projects, such as wastewater treatment plants, to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and policies.
Develop work plans, including writing specifications or establishing material, manpower, or facilities needs.
Evaluate and select technologies to clean up polluted sites, restore polluted air, water, or soil, or rehabilitate degraded ecosystems.
Work with customers to assess the environmental impact of proposed construction or to develop pollution prevention programs.
Model biological, chemical, or physical treatment processes to remove or degrade pollutants.
Inspect facilities to monitor compliance with regulations governing substances such as asbestos, lead, or wastewater.
Obtain product information, identify vendors or suppliers, or order materials or equipment to maintain inventory.
Maintain process parameters and evaluate process anomalies.
Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.
Create models to demonstrate or predict the process by which pollutants move through or impact an environment.
Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.

Related Technology & Tools

Turbidimeters
Water baths
Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers
Sterilizer chambers
Dataloggers
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Ion chromatographs
Microscope slides
Bailers
Argon lasers
Air monitoring equipment
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers
Laboratory shakers
Dynamic contact angle apparatus
Soil vapor sampling equipment
Ultra pure water systems
Soil expansion testers
Soil samplers
Peristaltic pumps
Binocular light compound microscopes
Blenders
Flow injection analyzers
Supercritical fluid extractors
Gas chromatographs GC
Groundwater pumps
French presses
Conductivity meters
Laser printers
Dissolved oxygen meters
Zeta meters
Electrophoresis tanks
Thermocouples
Filter press simulators
Beakers
Gas mass spectroscopes
Laminar flow hoods
Spectrofluorimeters
Fermenters
Respirometers
Mainframe computers
Mercury analysis equipment
Flow meters
Calorimeters
Video microscopes
Total internal reflection fluorescence TIRF microscopes
Low pressure reverse osmosis water treatment systems
Magnetic stirrers
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC with ultraviolet/visible UV/Vis absorbance detectors
Fraction collectors
Total organic halide analyzers
Surface area analyzers
Reciprocating pumps
Incubator shakers
Titrimeters
Ultraviolet UV spectrometers
Graduated cylinders
Gel documentation systems
Heating mantles
Rotavapors
Pan balances
Air velocity meters
Carbon analyzers
Differential mobility analyzers
Tractor mounted drill rigs
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Digital cameras
Freezers
Heated environmental chambers
Refrigerated centrifuges
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Mechanical convection ovens
Dichotomous particulate matter samplers
Flatbed scanners
Biosafety cabinets
Universal fractionators
Titrators
Streaming current detectors
Potentiostats
Incubators
Scintillation counters
High-pressure/temperature reactors
Hot plate stirrers
Ozone concentration percentage meters
Digester apparatus
Mixer mills
Meters
Aeration pumps
Tracer gas detectors
Fecal coliform constant temperature shaker baths
Simultaneous static and dynamic light scattering systems
Water sampling pumps
Hazardous material protective clothing
Dessicator chambers
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Ion selective electrode ISE meters
Transmission electron microscopes TEM
Laboratory ovens
Soil particle size testers
Ultrasonic cleaners
Water distillation units
Ozone bubble contactors
Autoclaves
Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
Optical compound microscopes
Laboratory centrifugal pumps
Muffle furnaces
Liquid scintillation equipment
Thermal conductivity detectors
Filtering funnels
Biological oxidizers
Interferometeric refractormeters
Liquid handling robots
Aerobic laboratory scale reactors
Atomic force microscopes
California bearing ratio CBR testing devices
Benchtop refrigerated centrifuges
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers
Multistage agar impactors
Glassware adapters
Glassware condensers
Particulate filters
Liquid mass spectroscopes
Toxicity analyzers
Particle counters
Analytical balances
Freeze dryers
Groundwater sampling equipment
Respirators
Drop volume tensiometers
Epifluorescence microscopes
Water samplers
Particle size analyzers
Inverted microscopes
Fluorimeters
Chemical fume hoods
Anaerobic laboratory glove bags
Personal computers
Single particle spectroscopes
Soil permeability testers
Micropipettes
High-speed centrifuges
Laboratory scales
Microcentrifuges
Test tubes
13C nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers
Specific ion probes
Water quality monitors
Funnels
Camera-equipped microscopes
Two-vortex mixers
Erlenmeyer flasks
Scanning microscopes
Desktop computers
Photometers
Ozone generators
Phase contrast microscopes
Anemometers
Spectrophotometers
Benchtop nephelometers
Anaerobic laboratory scale reactors
Low pressure liquid chromatographs with fraction collectors
Balances
Notebook computers
Furnaces
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Flame ionization detectors FID
Water level recorders
Ultrafiltration cells
pH meters
Electrophoresis equipment
Visible spectrometers
Autotitration systems
Airborne particulate samplers
Plasma spectrometers
Microtox toxicity systems

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