OCCUPATIONAL
PROFILE

Environmental Health
Technician (19-4091.00)

At-a-Glance Statistics

_	Environmental Health Specialist, Environmental Specialist, Environmental

bampie Technician, Laboratory Specialist, Laboratory Technician, Process Laboratory
Job Titles Specialist, Public Health Sanitarian, Sanitarian, Water Quality Analyst, Water
Quality Specialist

Key Tasks • Develop testing procedures and record test data

•	Develop or implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution

•	Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food
poisoning, collecting samples for analysis

•	Provide information or technical or program assistance to government
representatives, employers, or the general public on the issues of public
health, environmental protection, or workplace safety

•	Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos
products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution

•	Inspect sanitary conditions at public facilities

•	Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards,
such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards

•	Perform statistical analysis of environmental data

•	Analyze potential environmental impacts of production process changes and
recommend steps to mitigate negative impacts

•	Make recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions at
workplaces or public facilities

•	Distribute permits, closure plans, or cleanup plans

•	Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data,
personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations

•	Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow
in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas

•	Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal
dust, or rock, to determine concentration of pollutants

All data sourced from 0'NET OnLine (2018) https./Avmv onetonllne.org/.

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Education and Training Top Industries

Bachelor's
Degree

55%

Associate's
Degree

14%

Master's
Degree

ft

Government

Professional, Scientific,
and Technical Services

14% Employment Projection

Median Wages

Hourly

$22.20

J—L

EH

Annually

$46,170



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