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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 Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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