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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”.

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Tasks for “Environmental Engineering Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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