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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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