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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
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Engineering Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Environmental Engineering Technicians
- Senior Environmental Technician
- Industrial Waste Inspector
- Haz Tech (Hazardous Technician)
- Environmental Technician
- Environmental Specialist
- Environmental Field Technician
- Environmental Engineering Technician
- Environmental Engineering Assistant
- Engineer Technician
- Air Quality Instrument Specialist
- Water Pollution Control Technician
- Soil Technician
- Soil Field Technician
- Pollution Control Technician
- Pollution Control Engineering Technician
- Environmental Remediation Engineering Technician
- Environmental Field Team Member
- Environmental Field Professional
- Environmental Engineering Aide
- Engineering Technician
- Engineering Inspection Assistant
- Engineering Assistant
- Compliance Aide
- Air Technician
- Air Pollution Specialist
- Air Moving Technician
- Air Analysis Technician
- Air Analysis Engineering Technician
Tasks for “Air Analyst”
- Work with customers to assess the environmental impact of proposed construction or to develop pollution prevention programs.
- Arrange for the disposal of lead, asbestos, or other hazardous materials.
- Create models to demonstrate or predict the process by which pollutants move through or impact an environment.
- Review work plans to schedule activities.
- Evaluate and select technologies to clean up polluted sites, restore polluted air, water, or soil, or rehabilitate degraded ecosystems.
- Develop work plans, including writing specifications or establishing material, manpower, or facilities needs.
- Provide technical engineering support in the planning of projects, such as wastewater treatment plants, to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and policies.
- Inspect facilities to monitor compliance with regulations governing substances such as asbestos, lead, or wastewater.
- Oversee support staff.
- Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.
- Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.
- Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.
- Decontaminate or test field equipment used to clean or test pollutants from soil, air, or water.
- Assess the ability of environments to naturally remove or reduce conventional or emerging contaminants from air, water, or soil.
- Review technical documents to ensure completeness and conformance to requirements.
- Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.
- Perform statistical analysis and correction of air or water pollution data submitted by industry or other agencies.
- Obtain product information, identify vendors or suppliers, or order materials or equipment to maintain inventory.
- Maintain process parameters and evaluate process anomalies.
- Collect and analyze pollution samples, such as air or ground water.
- Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.
- Produce environmental assessment reports, tabulating data and preparing charts, graphs, or sketches.
- Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.
- Model biological, chemical, or physical treatment processes to remove or degrade pollutants.
- Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.
- Receive, set up, test, or decontaminate equipment.
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- Optical compound microscopes
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- Groundwater sampling equipment
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- Microscope slides
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- Pan balances
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- Balances
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- Ultra pure water systems
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Water baths
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- Toxicity analyzers
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- Freezers
- Soil vapor sampling equipment
- Groundwater pumps
- pH meters
- High-speed centrifuges
- Plasma spectrometers
- Soil samplers
- Water distillation units
- Ion selective electrode ISE meters
- Water samplers
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- Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
- Mixer mills
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- Microsoft Office
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